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<p>[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 503030, member: 16510"]<b>Thanks "clad" and posts before, I really think it is going boom!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>So far <b>"thanks"</b> you'all that's consistent with what I am trying to get at here. Many (as said) are very hard to find super nice even pulling them from mint sets is a challenge as I do that often also.</p><p>I have been hand picking sets and charging about $55 or $60 <b>(not an offer to sell or buy here)</b> for them for 104 coins. I think it is too cheap at that for hand picked coins averaging MS-66 RD.</p><p>For instance: to get (my kind of quality in 1986-P or D) if you bought 4 rolls at say $8 a roll, (and you can not get them for that generally) but for instance, that's $32 and you may (on a good day) get 20 nice coins out of those 200 you end up having over $1:50 in each coin. Then you are selling them for .65 cents each - I think you can easily see where this is going.. Now many will be cheaper to obtain but count your time finding, buying then sorting and 2x2's them, well,,,</p><p>To find and assemble problem free gem type coins I think a set of these should be about $125 and will be much more in as little as 2 years.</p><p>Everybody rolls their eyes when you mention BU memorials but given these parameters I think the future is wide open.</p><p>Ben Peters[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 503030, member: 16510"][b]Thanks "clad" and posts before, I really think it is going boom!![/b] So far [B]"thanks"[/B] you'all that's consistent with what I am trying to get at here. Many (as said) are very hard to find super nice even pulling them from mint sets is a challenge as I do that often also. I have been hand picking sets and charging about $55 or $60 [B](not an offer to sell or buy here)[/B] for them for 104 coins. I think it is too cheap at that for hand picked coins averaging MS-66 RD. For instance: to get (my kind of quality in 1986-P or D) if you bought 4 rolls at say $8 a roll, (and you can not get them for that generally) but for instance, that's $32 and you may (on a good day) get 20 nice coins out of those 200 you end up having over $1:50 in each coin. Then you are selling them for .65 cents each - I think you can easily see where this is going.. Now many will be cheaper to obtain but count your time finding, buying then sorting and 2x2's them, well,,, To find and assemble problem free gem type coins I think a set of these should be about $125 and will be much more in as little as 2 years. Everybody rolls their eyes when you mention BU memorials but given these parameters I think the future is wide open. Ben Peters[/QUOTE]
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