I am starting a Sacagawea Dollar collection. I am seeing different BU conditions on each site for grade in BU. Please explain what the following means for grading a Sacagawea Dollar. Thank You Choice BU Gem BU Primium BU
Those grades can vary from dealer to dealer. You have to get to know someone, to get an idea of how he grades, and the terminology he uses. I usually describe uncirculated coins as: Unc., BU, and Gem BU. Three grades keeps it simple, and avoids confusion. I have a handful of dealers, that I usually purchase from, and they grade very similarly to the way I do.
for some "rare" coins, BU means Bone Up, as in you need to cough up some serious dough to buy it... i remember a time when coins were G, F, VF, XF, UNC, and BU. now we have a much finer resolution in grading and insane amounts of money hinged on a single number difference - i blame the investers -steve
i can only imagine how fun it was to have a variety of coins from different series of the same denomination in your pocket. Buffalo and Jefferson nickels, Barber, Mercury, and Roosevelt dimes - oh well. we have become such a mono-culture in so many ways here in the states - our coinage just follows suit. -steve
Well, it still happens... Older Washington Quarters - New State Quarters. Older Jefferson Nickels - Keelboat, Oceanview, Bison, Louisiana Purchase, New Liberty Nickel design. I understand what you were talking about though.
well, the standard IS what the STANDARD is, nothing to mention of coins really... that's where things get subjective KWIM?
it means we charge $ for this one $$ for this one and $$$+ for this one because we can, or whatever incremements they choose to implement
Thanks everyone I have a good idea of bu now. Guess I will order a few and see for my self. Ya know what makes me barf is the shipping cost they charge - $3.00 to $9.00. Do you know of any coin that would not ship for the .41 cent with out insurence???????????????? Oh Ya the handiling fee - BIG DEAL-Put coin in envelope and take to post office.
Yes, it is possible to send a coin through the mail, for the price of a postage stamp. I've done it many times. I can do that, because I don't insure the coins, I don't have to purchase new packaging materials and bubble mailers, I don't have to keep books on my inventory, I don't have to print invoices, I don't buy advertising space, I don't own a storefront shop, and I don't have related fees like eBay and PayPal. I don't go to the Post Office, either. The USPS picks up mail at my home. I wouldn't be able to pay for someone else's gas to drive back and forth to the Post Office. Actually, $3.00 isn't too bad for S&H on a single coin (or small lot) from an eBay seller who accepts PayPal credit cards. Much more than that though, and I'll buy from someone else.
