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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 338519, member: 307"]I wanted the advice of anyone and everyone who would like to pitch in their own 2¢ worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have an "orphan" coin in my collection. An "oddball", a "misfit". It's almost like I have been playing the "one of these things is not like the other" game from Sesame Street... but I go on sometimes...</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways the question is this: I have a 1914-D Lincoln that I sent in to NGC and got back as I had expected slabbed and entombed a nice F-15 BN. The problem is that my entire collection centers on coins in high-end AU and UNC grades. The coin just doesn't fit, so I have decided that it is probably time to let some more entry-level collector own and enjoy this coin. This is NOT a normal thing for me. I generally NEVER part with coins from my collection. I have joked on occasion that I don't collect coins, I impound them. Once I take them in, the value is inconsequential to me because it will be something my heirs have to deal with. Again, I digress... How do I go about selling it if I want to maximize my price realized? </p><p><br /></p><p>I have an eBay account with a feedback score of 150 and it's perfect, but almost exclusively buyer feedback. It doesn't appear to me to be the way to sell this coin if I want to be sure get a good price, but I am open to all of your comments... especially the ones about my question...LOL <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 338519, member: 307"]I wanted the advice of anyone and everyone who would like to pitch in their own 2¢ worth. I have an "orphan" coin in my collection. An "oddball", a "misfit". It's almost like I have been playing the "one of these things is not like the other" game from Sesame Street... but I go on sometimes... Anyways the question is this: I have a 1914-D Lincoln that I sent in to NGC and got back as I had expected slabbed and entombed a nice F-15 BN. The problem is that my entire collection centers on coins in high-end AU and UNC grades. The coin just doesn't fit, so I have decided that it is probably time to let some more entry-level collector own and enjoy this coin. This is NOT a normal thing for me. I generally NEVER part with coins from my collection. I have joked on occasion that I don't collect coins, I impound them. Once I take them in, the value is inconsequential to me because it will be something my heirs have to deal with. Again, I digress... How do I go about selling it if I want to maximize my price realized? I have an eBay account with a feedback score of 150 and it's perfect, but almost exclusively buyer feedback. It doesn't appear to me to be the way to sell this coin if I want to be sure get a good price, but I am open to all of your comments... especially the ones about my question...LOL ;)[/QUOTE]
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