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<p>[QUOTE="Owle, post: 883956, member: 22004"]If selling bullion, a local dealer who pays over spot for bullion may be better than Apmex, although the latter pays strong. How much is your time worth? $10 an hour, $50 or more? The shipping may make it well worth your while. </p><p> </p><p>Selling original rolls of dimes, quarter and halves is an area hard to get top dollar. This are of collecting is highly desirable, IMO, but not an area where a regular market exists for standards of quality and standards of prices, especially for PQ rolls.</p><p> </p><p>Sellers are reluctant to tell the dealer to return the coins. I sent some coins to Nachbar who week after week runs his bright, bold, and self-aggrandizing ads touting his super buy prices. The coins were no-problem, two were PCGS certified--an 1885-S $20 in MS62 and a Walker half MS65 blast white. The first he said was in reality a "60" the second he said was really a "64", not a full enough strike for his standards. And he offered between bluesheet and greysheet based on his grades. I wonder how common this sort of bait and switch is...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Owle, post: 883956, member: 22004"]If selling bullion, a local dealer who pays over spot for bullion may be better than Apmex, although the latter pays strong. How much is your time worth? $10 an hour, $50 or more? The shipping may make it well worth your while. Selling original rolls of dimes, quarter and halves is an area hard to get top dollar. This are of collecting is highly desirable, IMO, but not an area where a regular market exists for standards of quality and standards of prices, especially for PQ rolls. Sellers are reluctant to tell the dealer to return the coins. I sent some coins to Nachbar who week after week runs his bright, bold, and self-aggrandizing ads touting his super buy prices. The coins were no-problem, two were PCGS certified--an 1885-S $20 in MS62 and a Walker half MS65 blast white. The first he said was in reality a "60" the second he said was really a "64", not a full enough strike for his standards. And he offered between bluesheet and greysheet based on his grades. I wonder how common this sort of bait and switch is...[/QUOTE]
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