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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1255452, member: 24633"]I guess everyone has their own preference. Since 2004, I've had more than 50 business strikes that have graded MS68, and they all came from bags. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I purchased a $250 bag of 2007-P Sacagaweas from the Mint for $310. I submitted 54 coins and 14 came back MS68. (I still think about a dozen of the 67's should have been 68's.) I sold 5 of them immediately for $150 each, and traded a few more for other certified coins of equal value. I still have 5 MS68's left! My net profit just from the sale/trade of the MS68's after all expenses is about $650. I still have 20 MS67's left out of 34, and you can add another $280 to the profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem I have with the Mint Sets is that I don't want to mess with Linc's or Jeff's or Roosies. What would the cost be to buy 250 of those sets when the only two coins I care about are the Sac and the Kennedy? I still have 7 - 2005 CA SQ (6 P & 1 D) and one 2001-D Kennedy left from previous submissions. All are MS68 business strikes. All came from bags, and I more than made up for the expenses by selling off the other MS68's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1255452, member: 24633"]I guess everyone has their own preference. Since 2004, I've had more than 50 business strikes that have graded MS68, and they all came from bags. For example, I purchased a $250 bag of 2007-P Sacagaweas from the Mint for $310. I submitted 54 coins and 14 came back MS68. (I still think about a dozen of the 67's should have been 68's.) I sold 5 of them immediately for $150 each, and traded a few more for other certified coins of equal value. I still have 5 MS68's left! My net profit just from the sale/trade of the MS68's after all expenses is about $650. I still have 20 MS67's left out of 34, and you can add another $280 to the profit. The problem I have with the Mint Sets is that I don't want to mess with Linc's or Jeff's or Roosies. What would the cost be to buy 250 of those sets when the only two coins I care about are the Sac and the Kennedy? I still have 7 - 2005 CA SQ (6 P & 1 D) and one 2001-D Kennedy left from previous submissions. All are MS68 business strikes. All came from bags, and I more than made up for the expenses by selling off the other MS68's. Chris[/QUOTE]
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