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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hap, post: 383540, member: 14939&quot;]Hello and an apology.&nbsp; I am starting off asking for something without a previous contribution, thought or post.&nbsp; Please forgive me!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Quite some years ago an older, now late, friend restarted my coin collecting, primarily for investment.&nbsp; Bill moved South and later died and my collecting fizzled as spending time with Bill was part of the &quot;deal.&quot;&nbsp; Most of my coins were bought 20-30 years ago.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He encouraged me to buy quality in quantity...&nbsp; Roll sets of keys in any issue, but only at the high end.&nbsp; So I did.&nbsp; Now I am looking at moving some stuff out of the safe and I see a problem with the plan!&nbsp; I am not a dealer and I am not going to start selling at shows.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To reap the full reward for Bill&#039;s good idea I need to break up some rolls... I think.&nbsp; That sounds like a lot of selling...&nbsp; I got to look through incredible quantities of coins with Bill and high grade them.&nbsp; A dealer cherry picked a &#039;21 Morgan I got in a roll and said it was simply the nicest Morgan dollar he had ever seen.&nbsp; I had already agreed and the dollar was priced where I thought it would NEVER sell.&nbsp; He paid and giggled doing so.&nbsp; He later confided it was the single best buy of his life...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So now I have a few questions to start and I am certain this will generate many more, if you kind folks will indulge me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have an original bank roll of &#039;63 D Franklins.&nbsp; The top coin is toned and has fantastic bell lines.&nbsp; The other end has another toned coin that looks like a great strike.&nbsp; SHould I break it open and hope there are lots more like the top coins inside?&nbsp; PCGS or ANACS grading worthy?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A roll set of &#039;43 cents, picked for quality, claimed to be 63 and better and in clear plastic rolls since 1980.&nbsp; They look great through the plastic.&nbsp; Suggestions, please?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Roosevelt dimes selected for FB and dates... Many rolls to deal with... Thoughts and suggestions, please?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mint and proof sets?&nbsp; Most of the best dates I sold already, but a number from the &#039;50s are not as moveable and later stuff even less so...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Obviously I understand why dealers get paid and do not expect to get this sold in any easy way...&nbsp; I just want to start trickling the stuff out and look for a good way to get the flow to increase, while maximizing my return on my efforts.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks again!&nbsp; I have been lurking here for quite a while and picked up quite a few good pointers already!</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>art[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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