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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3069093, member: 36230"]The chances of finding anything significant, be it a key or valuable error, is exceedingly low. While there's always a possibility (short obvious instances), such coins are valuable and <i>very</i> rarely encountered in the wild for very good reason. Not having personally searched through such a small amount simply doesn't increase the buyer's chances sufficiently to warrant any real premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, while they may arguably by called "unsearched" (at least in part and by you), it's not like they been sitting untouched in grandma's change jar since 1961. Perhaps you could find someone willing to pay up by offering them as such, but is it worth it? In my opinion, no... it isn't, and even five cents per is way too high (again imo), especially if they would be sold on an eBay-type venue where an unhappy buyer can cause more grief than a very modest profit is worth unless this is now the average honestly-offered going rate. 2.5-3x used to be about right, but things may have changed over the last 6-7 years. Whatever the market rate for generic wheats is for your particular venue is what they're worth imo.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure what your greater goal is, but if a regular seller sometimes it's more fruitful to not try to eek out every last cent on the items we sell. If you sold the lot to someone at an average price and they just happened to discover something that pleases them, they're much more likely to return to you in the future, and much more can be made off of a long term customer than a one-time upcharge that gives them no reason to return.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3069093, member: 36230"]The chances of finding anything significant, be it a key or valuable error, is exceedingly low. While there's always a possibility (short obvious instances), such coins are valuable and [I]very[/I] rarely encountered in the wild for very good reason. Not having personally searched through such a small amount simply doesn't increase the buyer's chances sufficiently to warrant any real premium. Unfortunately, while they may arguably by called "unsearched" (at least in part and by you), it's not like they been sitting untouched in grandma's change jar since 1961. Perhaps you could find someone willing to pay up by offering them as such, but is it worth it? In my opinion, no... it isn't, and even five cents per is way too high (again imo), especially if they would be sold on an eBay-type venue where an unhappy buyer can cause more grief than a very modest profit is worth unless this is now the average honestly-offered going rate. 2.5-3x used to be about right, but things may have changed over the last 6-7 years. Whatever the market rate for generic wheats is for your particular venue is what they're worth imo. I'm not sure what your greater goal is, but if a regular seller sometimes it's more fruitful to not try to eek out every last cent on the items we sell. If you sold the lot to someone at an average price and they just happened to discover something that pleases them, they're much more likely to return to you in the future, and much more can be made off of a long term customer than a one-time upcharge that gives them no reason to return.[/QUOTE]
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