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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cdc, post: 1285549, member: 33641&quot;]GDJMSP, practical advice in the school of hard-knocks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wow, that&#039;s depressing. So even if I DO bring in something dealers will take, really can&#039;t expect much :-(</p><p><br /></p><p>So to buy something that can be sold, what you&#039;re basically saying is for the common, newer coins, go down the list of any coin and pick out the few rare dates that are priced significantly higher than the others? Sounds like a good starting point.</p><p><br /></p><p>That MS 67 1909 SVDB red was said to be in NGC holder from the 60&#039;s or 70&#039;s FWIW.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So even though it is &quot;worth&quot; $50, it&#039;s actually worth nothing because &quot;nobody&quot; wants it.</p><p>Also is there ANY modern(19th century) coin valued at $100-$400 that is really considered valuable or rare? There are the error coins and super high grade MS 69&#039;s but that&#039;s all I can come up with.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got inspired by Chris and had a few thoughts:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Contrary to Art and Coin TV with Rick Tomaska, I would rather pay double the money for a capped bust dime from AU to UNC than a Franklin grade 68 vs. 69. The differences would be more obvious.</p><p>2) I think the really old coins (pre-1840) are RARE and the modern high, high, grade are sort of fabricated rarity. Nothing wrong with buying what you like, but IMHO I saw the small date, etc. craze in the 70&#039;s and then they went down. But the old stuff seems more stable. That&#039;s why I am cautious about spending $200 on a 1995 double die cent vs. $400+ for the capped bust dime.</p><p>3) There is the thought of a bright, shiny, 1909VDB which is common but looks nice vs. a comparable price Indian cent which has less eye appeal. Which would be easier to sell?</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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