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Written by Eric Van
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
Getting into coin collecting can be somewhat daunting when you start to look around and see single coins going for 1k, 2k, 5k, 10k... I obviously don't have that much to spend on my "hobby". So where do I start?
I've decided that I'm going to start with the Mercury dimes. I've always liked dimes, and the Mercury dimes seem like a good challenge, and when looking at how to grade them(Coincentric guide), seem fairly straightforward.
so, onto the real story. Since I've decided to go with dimes, I searched out online for dimes, and it happened across a list of Mercury Dimes in my area.
After searching for a bit, I found a hit on Craigslist. They had a bunch of Morgan Mint Mercury dimes. It piqued my curiosity since it had over 30 Mercury dimes, a shipwreck coin, 5 V Nickels, a steel nickel, and a few more items, and they were asking 60 dollars.
I figured the silver along was worth 60 bucks, but I offered 50 anyway, and they took it. So below is what I got.
Most of the coins are not the best. Good to maybe some fine, but not the best. There is one coin that is fantastic. It's a 1938 S Dime, and it's very clear with very little wear if any. The image at the beginning of this message is actually of that dime. I will most likely break apart the cases and package each of the coins individually. Holding them in these cases doesn't really give me much value.
Anyway, let me know what you think about this deal? Good deal or bad deal? Please leave me comments and let me know
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 April 2008 )
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