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<p>[QUOTE="chugly, post: 1051116, member: 28153"]I had the problem of always purchasing "low ball" coins for a good part of my early collecting years. This was mainly because I was always on a tight budget and felt it was better to get a lot of coins instead of 1 nice one. In nearly every instance, these common coins have either lost value or only increased with silver melt over a nearly 30 year period. </p><p><br /></p><p>There were a few times that I actually saved and bought nice key date coins in higher grades. These have all nearly doubled in value or more. Lesson learned. I always try to find the nicest example of any coin in any set I'm working on. Since you love the Franklins, it is a no brainer to me for you to sell the "dreck" and work on finding the nice early proof's.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW I would be sure to double check the coins you have (especially the early copper) for varieties, errors and whatnot just to be sure you don't accidently sell a great coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chugly, post: 1051116, member: 28153"]I had the problem of always purchasing "low ball" coins for a good part of my early collecting years. This was mainly because I was always on a tight budget and felt it was better to get a lot of coins instead of 1 nice one. In nearly every instance, these common coins have either lost value or only increased with silver melt over a nearly 30 year period. There were a few times that I actually saved and bought nice key date coins in higher grades. These have all nearly doubled in value or more. Lesson learned. I always try to find the nicest example of any coin in any set I'm working on. Since you love the Franklins, it is a no brainer to me for you to sell the "dreck" and work on finding the nice early proof's. BTW I would be sure to double check the coins you have (especially the early copper) for varieties, errors and whatnot just to be sure you don't accidently sell a great coin.[/QUOTE]
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