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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3633769, member: 68"]'89-D cents come very nice in the mint sets. Many are even highly PL. </p><p><br /></p><p>The typical coin is an MS-66 making high grades of this date common. Even MS-67 is represented in more than 5% of the sets and MS-68's are available with effort. Like most moderns roll coins aren't that easy to find, are poor quality, and are often tarnished. </p><p><br /></p><p>In all these years I've seen no more than a couple of '89-D cents that even have a shot at MS-69. Both of these are virtually flawless and very PL. Grading is tough though so would more likely come back as '68's (but maybe PL or with a star). </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who thinks moderns are a game that anyone can win by selling and lose by buying should get out there and try to sell something. Moderns are insanelyu cheap and if collectors ever wake up and try to assemble a nice attractive set of anything they'll find that prioces will have to soar through the roof to meet the demand. </p><p><br /></p><p>As evidence consider the barely popular '70-S sm dt cent. Few collectors want this because there's no hole in the folders. Even though it accounts for nearly 11% of mint set coins it wholesales at $40. Consider the '70-S cent itself is a Gem only about 3% of the time and every collector needs it but these are available starting at about 20c!!!!! Sm dts outnumvber Gems by about 50 to one because the cents still in the packaging today are ruined but the sm dt is worth 200 times as much![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3633769, member: 68"]'89-D cents come very nice in the mint sets. Many are even highly PL. The typical coin is an MS-66 making high grades of this date common. Even MS-67 is represented in more than 5% of the sets and MS-68's are available with effort. Like most moderns roll coins aren't that easy to find, are poor quality, and are often tarnished. In all these years I've seen no more than a couple of '89-D cents that even have a shot at MS-69. Both of these are virtually flawless and very PL. Grading is tough though so would more likely come back as '68's (but maybe PL or with a star). Anyone who thinks moderns are a game that anyone can win by selling and lose by buying should get out there and try to sell something. Moderns are insanelyu cheap and if collectors ever wake up and try to assemble a nice attractive set of anything they'll find that prioces will have to soar through the roof to meet the demand. As evidence consider the barely popular '70-S sm dt cent. Few collectors want this because there's no hole in the folders. Even though it accounts for nearly 11% of mint set coins it wholesales at $40. Consider the '70-S cent itself is a Gem only about 3% of the time and every collector needs it but these are available starting at about 20c!!!!! Sm dts outnumvber Gems by about 50 to one because the cents still in the packaging today are ruined but the sm dt is worth 200 times as much![/QUOTE]
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