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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BryceS, post: 4232583, member: 106178&quot;]Good afternoon fellow coin collectors,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been collecting a wide variety of coins over the past few years.&nbsp; However, I recently began attending college, and I wanted to look into selling my collection to pay off some of my tuition.&nbsp; I had an idea of how much money I wanted to get out of my collection, and I went to a local coin dealer to see what they would offer.&nbsp; Here are some of the highlights of my collection: 1794 Liberty Cap Large Cent (F-VF Details), 1805 Draped Bust Dime (AG), 1806 and 1807 Draped Bust Quarter (AG) 2 1806 Draped Bust Half Dollars (G).&nbsp; Additionally, I have a wide assortment of around 30 capped bust dimes that range in grade from AG to Fine.&nbsp; I also have a conglomeration of other coins, most of which were minted in the 19th Century.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I used PCGS photograde to get a rough estimate for the grade that my coins were in and I used the Greysheet retail values to get a general idea of the value of my coins, taking off half the value for coins that had been damaged, cleaned, altered, etc.&nbsp; After my calculations, my collection was valued at a bit over $5,000.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t expect to get $5,000 for the coins, but I did expect to get a fair offer between $2,000 to $3,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>From there, I took my coins to my local coin shop and long story short, they offered me $1,000 for the entire collection.&nbsp; They said that I had some neat coins but that it would sit on the shelves for a while.&nbsp; However, I was somewhat surprised at how low the offer was.&nbsp; Just as an example, I was somewhat shocked that they were only willing to pay $5 per capped bust dime, even though the retail and wholesale value typically had those coins commanding at least a $15-$20 premium.&nbsp; So, I want to hear your thoughts; should I take the offer, or should I take my business elsewhere?</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, thanks for your advice![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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