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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 1221433, member: 18157"]Sure...if you can find them on eBay at a reasonable price, I would go for it. Prices should be reasonable until they go off sale. </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I worry about how the coins are handled when they're removed from their holders...and "roll rub" once they're in tubes. I prefer original sets, but can't say I've never bought proof rolls. </p><p><br /></p><p>I got two (2) rolls each of 2008 silver halves and dimes for 150% over melt...or course, I bought them in 2009 when silver was around $15/Oz. I paid $80/roll for the dimes and $160/roll for the halves. That was top dollar then, but I wouldn't mind getting that same deal today. </p><p><br /></p><p>With that same 150% premium at today's prices, I would expect to pay $190/roll for 2010/2011 dimes and $380/roll for 2010/2011 halves. That might seem like a lot, but it's a lot cheaper than buying the sets...assuming those are the only coins of interest.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an example of an <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F2010-S-SILVER-10C-DIME-NGC-PF70-ULTRA-CAMEO-%2F310330167865%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem48411e9239" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F2010-S-SILVER-10C-DIME-NGC-PF70-ULTRA-CAMEO-%2F310330167865%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem48411e9239" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>eBay auction </b></span></a>I think is a "<i><b>No Brainer</b></i>". It's a 2010 silver proof Roosevelt dime graded PF70/UCAM by NGC for $4.25 (free S&H). The silver alone is worth $2.50. A coin like this has little downside risk and significant upside potential (imho).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 1221433, member: 18157"]Sure...if you can find them on eBay at a reasonable price, I would go for it. Prices should be reasonable until they go off sale. Personally, I worry about how the coins are handled when they're removed from their holders...and "roll rub" once they're in tubes. I prefer original sets, but can't say I've never bought proof rolls. I got two (2) rolls each of 2008 silver halves and dimes for 150% over melt...or course, I bought them in 2009 when silver was around $15/Oz. I paid $80/roll for the dimes and $160/roll for the halves. That was top dollar then, but I wouldn't mind getting that same deal today. With that same 150% premium at today's prices, I would expect to pay $190/roll for 2010/2011 dimes and $380/roll for 2010/2011 halves. That might seem like a lot, but it's a lot cheaper than buying the sets...assuming those are the only coins of interest. Here's an example of an [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F2010-S-SILVER-10C-DIME-NGC-PF70-ULTRA-CAMEO-%2F310330167865%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem48411e9239"][COLOR=#0000ff][B]eBay auction [/B][/COLOR][/URL]I think is a "[I][B]No Brainer[/B][/I]". It's a 2010 silver proof Roosevelt dime graded PF70/UCAM by NGC for $4.25 (free S&H). The silver alone is worth $2.50. A coin like this has little downside risk and significant upside potential (imho).[/QUOTE]
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