SBA Dollars - To Keep or Not to Keep - That is the Question!

I have LARGE bags (many, many, many coins) of SBA dollars that I plucked out of small dollar rolls. I will keep all of the near date 79-P's, 80-S's, 99-P's, 81's, etc. The real question..."Is it worth keeping the higher grade common date SBA's?". I starting sorting them last night into "REGECT" and "KEEPER" bins. The vast majority of coins are 1979-P narrow rim AU-low MS. Almost all of 79-P, D, and S coins are going into the reject bin unless they are flawless. The vast majority of 80-P, D, and S coins are going in the keeper bin (AU and UNC). Damaged or very low grade 80-P, D, and S coins are going in the reject bin. I think all of the 81's and all proofs were already saved when I searched the rolls. At that time, I left some near date 79-P's in the bags just for fun! Another potential question..."Is it worth keeping ALL SBA dollars?" I am not a believer that ALL SBA dollars should be saved in hopes that they will become the next Eisenhower Dollar (gone from circulation). But, I thought the question is worth discussing.

 

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I am personally such a rabid hoarder of coinage I would keep them all. That's what I do. I figure my kids and grandkids can sort it all out once I leave this party. Having said that though, no I do not believe in our lifetime there will be any intrinsic value for SBA's. In fact, I still pick them up at the bank routinely for my own personal hoard. Just my gut feel.

 

Hold on to the most perfect example of each, and ALL Wide Rim 1979(P) examples. I have a full set, including proofs, and I don't keep anything, other than Wide Rims, that won't make at least MS65. I have a 79-S, clean as a whistle, but with a semi-wild blue/purple tone that moves as you tilt the coin under the light.

 

I would like to see that one.

 

If I ever get my photo rig set up right, you will. The only thing my old man bachelor pad man cave lacks is the requisite number and placement of electrical outlets for a tech freak. My nicest Wide Rim made NGC MS64, but I've found a few more raw ones that are pretty stinkin' sweet.

 

Well said!! I hoard the same way, lol, it's a sickness

 

Overused already. Maybe I need to sacrifice a little of the "too cool by half" bar lighting. In fact, it might be time to rethink the whole location of the bar to allow a photo center.

 

I need a bigger closet!

 

Very good question. My boy searches dollar rolls just to pull SBA'S like they are wheaties and won't let me return any.

 

One of these days I should check all the SBAs I put into film cannisters back in the day. Nothing like the OPs hoard, but a nice small kids' hoard that I built back then.

 

SBA's circulated quite fully well into the early 1990's where I lived. New BU rolls showed up from time to time as well. My local area had no need for the reintroduction in 1999 (such as a transit system), but the courthouse vending machines all used them and gave them in change (two blocks from my family's shop) so people had them. In 2001 I went to work IN that courthouse. And I haven't been able to swing a dead cat without hitting a lawyer ever since.