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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nickelsorter2017, post: 3578756, member: 87853&quot;]I am not a US coin dealer. I can objectively respond.</p><p><br /></p><p>The current Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels and Roosevelt dimes have no long term investment potential. Therefore, the MS scale for those coins in UNC are meaningless. Your 2019 dated cent (example) is worth face value in UNC or not UNC. If you want to pay more than face value for a 2019 cent that is graded MS 70, you are free to do so. If you want to submit your 2019 cent for professional grading, you are free to do so. I will challenge you to sell that professionally graded 2019 cent for more than $1.</p><p><br /></p><p>Washington quarters are only marginally better as a long term investment. Again, your 2019 quarter will only be worth face value in UNC. If you can find somebody who will pay more, great, but don&#039;t expect it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealers must sell above face value to make a profit. They need a way to convince you. The MS scale is little more than a pyramid scheme. How do I know? In the 1960s dealers sold rolls and bags instead of single coins because inflation had already eroded the value of a 1 cent profit. Those rolls and bags are being sold today at face value just to get them out of inventory. Most of the UNC discoveries by this board from roll searching likely came from a dumped roll or bag.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is tough to make a profit selling 2019 circulation strike coins because they aren&#039;t rare, scarce or difficult to find. The &quot;W&quot; coins are another shell game for dealers. You can keep your &quot;W&quot; quarters for the next 40 years, and all you&#039;ll get is less than the value of a deflated 2019 dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roll searching is fun. But... you aren&#039;t going to turn a profit unless you buy a lottery ticket with your finds and win the lottery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most US dealers do not like me. I&#039;m sure you can see why. I won&#039;t recommend current US coins to anyone as an investment. I do recommend buffalo nickels. Very undervalued in circulated grades for all but the key dates. I bought a 1913 S type one dateless buffalo nickel for 25 cents out of his junk box. A valuable find, and no MS grade is available!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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