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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 549248, member: 15309"]How much are you looking to spend? The Gettysburg Commemorative is about $400 in the lower MS grades. It will be hard to find one much cheaper than that because commemorative coins didn't circulate like regular issue coins. I don't know the populations in the circulated grades, but I promise it is very small. Since this coin will set you back at least 4 Benjamins, I would highly recommend buying one that is professionally graded by either NGC or PCGS to ensure that you are not buying a problem coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Gettysburg is also on of my favorite commemoratives and is often found with incredible toning and luster. This example is one of my all time favorites.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Commemoratives/Picture1640.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My advice would be to wait and save your money instead of just trying to find an affordable example. Once you get about $800 saved, you can concentrate on finding a Gettysburg with exceptional eye appeal in MS66 that you would be proud to own and would be easy to sell in the future. Just my two cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 549248, member: 15309"]How much are you looking to spend? The Gettysburg Commemorative is about $400 in the lower MS grades. It will be hard to find one much cheaper than that because commemorative coins didn't circulate like regular issue coins. I don't know the populations in the circulated grades, but I promise it is very small. Since this coin will set you back at least 4 Benjamins, I would highly recommend buying one that is professionally graded by either NGC or PCGS to ensure that you are not buying a problem coin. The Gettysburg is also on of my favorite commemoratives and is often found with incredible toning and luster. This example is one of my all time favorites. [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Commemoratives/Picture1640.jpg[/IMG] My advice would be to wait and save your money instead of just trying to find an affordable example. Once you get about $800 saved, you can concentrate on finding a Gettysburg with exceptional eye appeal in MS66 that you would be proud to own and would be easy to sell in the future. Just my two cents. Paul[/QUOTE]
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