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<p>[QUOTE="illini420, post: 665479, member: 19423"]I think the Missing Edge Lettering dollars are sort of cool... The Washington is I think the most common and can be readily found in MS65 and MS66 grades. Only gets rare and really expensive if you're looking for an MS67. Not sure what the going rate is on the coin, but I'd check eBay completed listings for fairly accurate pricing.</p><p> </p><p>The Adams MEL dollars are a bit tougher and their prices reflect that.</p><p> </p><p>The Jefferson MEL dollars are much more rare and aren't seen on the market too often since they have been hoarded. I got one of those in MS67:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/ms67jeffobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/ms67jeffrev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Just hard to price these coins since they aren't in too many of the price guides. Need to go off of eBay completed listings and maybe Teletrade auction prices (they're listed under Error coins). For something like the Jefferson MEL dollar I have (an example has never been sold on Heritage or Teletrade) it's really hard to price. PCGS Guide says $5000, but there are a couple of MS65s on eBay, one at $5400 and an MS66 First Day of Issue for $15000!!!! </p><p> </p><p>There's also a Monroe MEL Satin Finish dollar that is rare and goes for big bucks!!!</p><p> </p><p>A major risk on any of these coins though is that a new hoard of several rolls will be discovered that'll substantially lower the price. Since these are only two years old, there's a much better chance that many more will be discovered vs. coins of similar value that are 100 years old.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="illini420, post: 665479, member: 19423"]I think the Missing Edge Lettering dollars are sort of cool... The Washington is I think the most common and can be readily found in MS65 and MS66 grades. Only gets rare and really expensive if you're looking for an MS67. Not sure what the going rate is on the coin, but I'd check eBay completed listings for fairly accurate pricing. The Adams MEL dollars are a bit tougher and their prices reflect that. The Jefferson MEL dollars are much more rare and aren't seen on the market too often since they have been hoarded. I got one of those in MS67: [IMG]http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/ms67jeffobv.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/ms67jeffrev.jpg[/IMG] Just hard to price these coins since they aren't in too many of the price guides. Need to go off of eBay completed listings and maybe Teletrade auction prices (they're listed under Error coins). For something like the Jefferson MEL dollar I have (an example has never been sold on Heritage or Teletrade) it's really hard to price. PCGS Guide says $5000, but there are a couple of MS65s on eBay, one at $5400 and an MS66 First Day of Issue for $15000!!!! There's also a Monroe MEL Satin Finish dollar that is rare and goes for big bucks!!! A major risk on any of these coins though is that a new hoard of several rolls will be discovered that'll substantially lower the price. Since these are only two years old, there's a much better chance that many more will be discovered vs. coins of similar value that are 100 years old.[/QUOTE]
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