New to Coin Collecting and very confused

If you can grade badly, you are way better off than someone who can't grade at all.

 

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I would estimate the fair retail value of this list of coins to be between $5 and $10. Those 2 slabbing companies are known overgraders and it is unlikely that the coins are actually anywhere near as n ice as those slabs would indicate. The two proofs are worth a few dollars between them, the circulated silver dime is worth 90 cents, the 1964 quarter is worth $2.25, everything else is worth about its face value.

Here is a general rubrick for the rest of the stuff you have in UNC or PNCS holders:

All silver coins (dimes, quarters, and halves) from 1940-1964 are worth their melt value (about 8 to 9 times face at the moment).

Proofs are worth a little bit, but from 1956 to the present, not more than about 10 times face value (with a few exceptions).

And all coins 1965-date are worth less than 2 times face value.

I hope this gives you a general idea of how you did on your purchase, and an idea of what to look for value-wise in your next purchase.


By the way, thanks for not taking my earlier harshness as a personal attack, it sincerely was meant to be as honest as I could, I meant/mean no disrespect or personal insult.

 

Welcome to a place where you'll learn. And as already said, learn first of what your doing. Find out about coins, grading services, coin books and supplies, where to buy, where to find, etc. Long, long before you ever go to a place like ebay.

 

hey all,


sorry been away for a day and couldn't reply. So here I have a question.... if these graders were overgraders and the value was used from PCGS or PGCS which ever it is, why do the coins I have by what the guy I bought from give me an est value of +17000 and were talking about nickles and dimes being the value of nickles and dimes. This is where I dont understand the little stuff.

 

Can you give us the types of coins and dates of the coins you think are worth a lot?

 

this list of coins I posted were the ones that were valued by PCGS as the high value coins

 

Is there any way you can take pictures of them and post them here?

 

yes... except the mississippi quarter... the guy who sold them to me used the PCGS price guide to come up with the number.... and unfortunately I cant... dont have a camera to post with.

 

then why does PGCS post on there website that some of these coins are worth 3000 4000 5000 dollars? Am I misreading these statements?

 

So PGCS is a scam company? That seems horrible.

 

Andy, PCGS does list the 1963 1c MS67RD @ $2500, 1957-D 1c MS67RD @ $3700.

But it looks as though these coins are not graded by PCGS. Which ones are graded by PCGS?

 

PCGS can be a little shady, I think. That unfortunate;y is the nature of the business when it comes to TPG's and on-line selles. But this "unccoins" company that I've never heard of. If they graded your coins, I'm pretty sure they graded them alot higher than they should be.

 

thats the thing nick, the coins werent graded by PGCS, the guy just used there prices. I didnt know that the UNC grading and the PGCS was a difference.... I thought it was like Topps baseball cards being listed in value by Becketts Baseball guide.... know what I mean? UGH this is fusterating

 

Oh man, than thats the problem. He used the highest price guide out there to price these coins in his ad. Now if you we're to have these graded by PCGS and they came back the same grades, then you would be a little better off. But like GDJMSP said, see if they have a return policy and maybe you can get your money back.

 

nope... it was a mix lot, I didnt even know the coins I was getting. Should I perhaps take them to PGCS and see what comes of it?

 

That would totally be up to you. You will have to join PCGS's club, which I think is $50 then you can submit any coins you want. But I honestly don't think they will come back the same grades, most likely lower. Thats why it would be cool to even get a scan of these coins.