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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 58991, member: 68"]If you like these coins then it might be a great "investment" to buy the coins</p><p>in NGC or PCGS holders so that you can be a little more sure of what you're getting. </p><p>$550 might or might not be enough to buy them but that's not the point. If you </p><p>have the time and don't mind a little work the very best way to acquire many mod-</p><p>erns is as raw coins. For $1700 you could buy 100 new sets from the mint and go </p><p>through looking for the best of each coin. When you're done sell what's left over </p><p>and you'll recoup almost all your money (maybe even more) plus you'll have the finest </p><p>specimen of each coin. While the best of some may not even be as good as the HSN</p><p>coins it's a safe bet you'll get a few that are simply spectacular and nearly unimpro-</p><p>vable. A single MS-70 might sell for more than all 100 sets. </p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind there are no sure things and this one is no exception. Markets can</p><p>change after you commit to them. Try the USmint website and if you try it then be</p><p>sure to order the sets in batches. These sets are packaged consecutively and </p><p>sold as they come. This means if you buy a large number in one shot you might get </p><p>all bad sets or all good sets. For your purposes you'd probably want something like</p><p>a sample.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 58991, member: 68"]If you like these coins then it might be a great "investment" to buy the coins in NGC or PCGS holders so that you can be a little more sure of what you're getting. $550 might or might not be enough to buy them but that's not the point. If you have the time and don't mind a little work the very best way to acquire many mod- erns is as raw coins. For $1700 you could buy 100 new sets from the mint and go through looking for the best of each coin. When you're done sell what's left over and you'll recoup almost all your money (maybe even more) plus you'll have the finest specimen of each coin. While the best of some may not even be as good as the HSN coins it's a safe bet you'll get a few that are simply spectacular and nearly unimpro- vable. A single MS-70 might sell for more than all 100 sets. Keep in mind there are no sure things and this one is no exception. Markets can change after you commit to them. Try the USmint website and if you try it then be sure to order the sets in batches. These sets are packaged consecutively and sold as they come. This means if you buy a large number in one shot you might get all bad sets or all good sets. For your purposes you'd probably want something like a sample.[/QUOTE]
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