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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3299671, member: 77413&quot;]<b>1988-D</b></p><p>As I post these raw nickels I try to complete the corresponding entry in my inventory spreadsheet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I put in the number of the CoinTalk post where I show them, a link to the NGC site for population data, and a guess at a grade and value. For these 1980&#039;s business strikes, this gets tough. I go to the NGC site and see a book value of $200 for MS66 5FS. That&#039;s their highest entry - they don&#039;t suggest any MS67 value. Then I follow links to Heritage and look at <a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/jefferson-nickels/1988-d-5c-ms67-five-full-steps-ngc-ngc-census-13-0-pcgs-population-1-0-84121-/a/1174-7723.s?type=NGC1174" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/jefferson-nickels/1988-d-5c-ms67-five-full-steps-ngc-ngc-census-13-0-pcgs-population-1-0-84121-/a/1174-7723.s?type=NGC1174" rel="nofollow">their auction of an MS67 5FS</a>. Frankly, I like this one better than that, and it sold for $258.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, yes, I still marvel that I paid $325 for the entire set and yet it contains the quality of coins I have been showing. With each passing day I have to appreciate the quality that the original collector achieved.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I appreciate that my LCS tries to keep its stock moving without spending endless hours looking at each and every coin in the set. He said something like &quot;I priced them through 1960 and the rest of the set is free.&quot; I actually think he bought it at $300, put it in the case, and turned it over to me the next day to make $25. Works for me!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]873846[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]873847[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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