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<p>[QUOTE="ziggy29, post: 24225, member: 1113"]Yup. If I insisted on paying even Greysheet bid for the coins in my type set, I'd either never obtain the really nice ones for the grade that I'm looking for, or else I'd have a lot of mediocre coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the type of AU-58 coins I'm seeking, the ones that look like 63s and above with the slightest trace or rub I'm generally not going to get them for less than MS-60 or MS-61 money, and sometimes considerably more than that. I've had to pay roughly double the estimated "trends" prices (estimated because the AU-58 grade often isn't listed) for a few particularly choice pieces, and I don't regret it -- or feel I overpaid for them -- for a moment. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those looking to buy at Greysheet prices or less will probably wind up with mediocre coins for the grade -- at best.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ziggy29, post: 24225, member: 1113"]Yup. If I insisted on paying even Greysheet bid for the coins in my type set, I'd either never obtain the really nice ones for the grade that I'm looking for, or else I'd have a lot of mediocre coins. For the type of AU-58 coins I'm seeking, the ones that look like 63s and above with the slightest trace or rub I'm generally not going to get them for less than MS-60 or MS-61 money, and sometimes considerably more than that. I've had to pay roughly double the estimated "trends" prices (estimated because the AU-58 grade often isn't listed) for a few particularly choice pieces, and I don't regret it -- or feel I overpaid for them -- for a moment. Those looking to buy at Greysheet prices or less will probably wind up with mediocre coins for the grade -- at best.[/QUOTE]
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