Your most unbelievable Deal!

All right everyone, I'm going to start this up just to see if anyone else gets amazing coins on the cheap. My three best finds all came out of the same coin shop in 2004. I purchased an 1896 s 10c ag-3 for $2.00, a 1936 s baybridge commem in ms-63 for $12.50, and a 1952 s 25c ms-64 for $1.00. Now let the flood gate burst forth so that we can all groan and wish we had been the ones to find the fabulous coins you purchased for mere change:goofer:

 

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1914D Lincoln VF35 in a cookie jar of wheat pennies that I purchased for 2 cents apiece. (1977)

 

I have a 14D I just found in an unsearched 5000 coin sack several months ago. I paid $150 for two of them, REALLY!!!


My next is pending and all I can say is 1808.


B

 

I recently post a story about a find at the flea market. Well over 300 nickels for $170 all in 2x2's. I opened each all of them and sorted them by types, dates, mint marks, quality. I alread have 2 sets of Indian Head/ Buffalo Nickels complete but some could use improvement in grades. Of the 228 Ind/Buf nickels I used about 40 to improve my 2 sets. I started a 3rd set in a Whitman Album and filled all but 10 from the flea market bunch. The rest I returned to the 2x2's. I started a 2nd album of Liberty Nickels from the flea market bunch and filled about half that one. Used all the Jefferson Nickels that were better than in my albums.
I'm not really a nickel collector but sure have a lot of them now.

 

is that a "7" under the last "8"?hya:

 

Yes, but there are is another uniqueness which is being researched now...

Bone

 

1960 Small Date Proof Set for $55 because the Lincoln cent was a spot-fee and beautiful brilliant proof red. Upon closer examination, I noticed something strange about the 1960 date. Was it a Large Date over Small Date variety or the Small Date over Large Date kind??

Took it to my dealer and he confirmed it definitely was one of the varieties but didn't want to commit one way or the other.

Sent it off to PCGS and it comes back PR68RD Small Date over Large Date. Population of 7 with NONE better. According to registry set collectors, that is a $1800 to $2200 Lincoln Proof!

 

90.00 on a very fine 20 3 legger back in 94

 

that's awsome, I love to hear stories like that, I just wish it was my story!!:eat: :high5:

 

I had an old guy as a regular at the shop I owned, he always bought cigarettes. Suddenly, he began using silver dollars to make the purchases. After this happened a couple times, I said to him that they were worth more than $1 a piece, and if he had more I'd buy them from him. He just stared at me and then left.

A couple days later, he comes in with a coffee can about half full of silver dollars. I offered $5 a piece. He poured them out on the counter. Over sixty, Morgans and Peace. I gave him $300 and odd and he left a happy man. The 1895s in AU was worth what I paid for the lot.

I felt a little guilty afterwards, but figured the old fellow would have gotten $60 worth of cigarettes had I said nothing.

 

WOW :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

B

 

I sure looks like a 101, but where are the die cracks? There should be a bunch of them... and why is the under 7 so minimal, it should fill most of the upper loop of the 8, it is a tricky one indeed.

 

Not amazing, but I just bought a 2002 eagle yesterday for two bucks. What's the spot price of silver right now? :high5:

 

My best deal was when I traded in some of the silver halves I'd acquired from searching rolls and purchased my 1916D Dime. That was a good deal! I don't remember exactlt how many rolls I traded in, but it was less than $200 that it cost me!

 

a 1909 s Barber half in XF,FOR $6 at the flea market a couple of years ago.

 

A gentleman who runs the only coin-shop in town has it and is showing the coin to several of his friends to see if it warrents a new Overton Number. So far after two other knowledgable sets of eyes, it appears to be ONE-OF-A-KIND.

Bone

 

Hey everyone, been away for a while..but lurking in the background. Been reading some nice post's and this one suits my latest addition. A friend that own's a coin shoppe in Alabama, (Loop Coin and Jewelry)
responded to a call I made asking if there was anything really good he had in stock that I could save for my son AJ. He sent me a 1875 S 20 cent piece to look at. It was raw, and had some of the nicest bule green toning I have ever seen. He was under the impression that it would grade out at AU58/MS60 and asked me for $390.00 USD. I said yep, sent it back to him for submission to PCGS and low and behold it came back a MS-63 ! WOW!!! I came off my chair:goofer: and offered to split the $$ difference with him as a friendly gesture for such a valuable coin. He declined saying "Na..thats ok..good for you! We will work on some other ones later on" Now thats what I call not being greedy. I did promise to give him first shot at it if I decided to sell it. Just as a MS63 it list for $1300.00...the toning (for those that like toning) will make it even more desireable! It is indeed beautiful and I plan on posting a pic as soon as I get situated to capture a true picture of this really nice coin. There ya have it...

RickieB

 

VERY COOL! I hope it is!




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Awesome deal RickieB! What a great find!

 

1926-S Buffalo Nickel from a notable Denver Flea Market when I was 12: $2.50

Back then, I would have had to say it was a F-12, possibly VF. I made a pretty penny a few years back when I sold it.

 

My father gave me a small tin with about 60 wheats in it and i found a 1922 no D cent. It had 2 corosion spots on it so I sent it to NCS and it came back slabbed net graded VF. It cost me $32.00 for the conservation and slabbing. What a great deal.