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THIS WEEK'S MARKET
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MERCURY DIMES:
Mercs retain a hearty throng of enthusiastic fans; however, one of the series’ better dates, 1926D, has fallen by double digits in MS65FB after an exemplary example sold at retail auction for a discount. Other keys such as the 1916D and 1921 duo are still front and center on many buyers’ want lists as this series boasts affordability, scarcity as well as perhaps some sleeper values. For the beginner, where else can you pickup a nearly 70-year-old frosty white Mint State Silver coin as a stocking stuffer for around $5?
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WALKING LIBERTY HALVES:
Scarce and rare early Walkers from the teens and twenties in all grades adorn many a collector’s wish list. The middle of the pack featuring many tougher mint-marked installments is also jostling for position. However, the last San Francisco delivery from the roaring twenties, the 1929S, fell on hard times as those graded MS65 roll back. The short-set is still bustling with action as a flurry of conforming Bids blanket this popular 20-piece assembly.
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DOLLARS:
As a series, Morgans find few peers when it comes to legions of admirers, and although Silver Spot has given up nearly 10% since the beginning of December, Gem Type coins are holding firm at $125 Bid. We observe that a pair of plentiful, yet popular Carson City cartwheels are inching up in MS64 as both 1883CC and 1885CC stake claim to $210 and $580, respectively. The usually well-struck 1888S treks higher in Very Choice and Gem, the latter reporting in at $2,525 and the tougher 1894O has rebounded in the MS63 column. Peace Dollars find a chorus of supporting Bids with only minor fallout visiting the 1921 and 1927D.
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PROOF SETS AND MINT SETS:
Activity certainly hasn’t been on holiday for most Proof Sets as these gleaming collector beauties are ringing in with viable Bids. Mint Sets find few if any misfits in the ranks either as the popular 2008 Mint Set climbs to $44.
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COMMEMORATIVES:
Recent sales confirm that eye-appealing, originally toned Classic Silver Commems consistently bring premiums over listed levels. This is not to imply that bargains don’t exist for the patient buyer. Examples? A pair of PCGS CAC MS66 beauties, one a Huguenot-Walloon, sold for $575 vs. a standing $710 Bid, and a Delaware was captured for $403, facing a viable $575 offer. Gold Type finds 1917 McKinley Dollars easing back a bit in Circ, yet the rest of the 11-piece conclave is caroling in with great spirit.
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TYPE:
This popular venue maintains a powerful standing with collectors and aggressive buyers, although a few bargains may have slipped past the gavel. The most notable was a superbly toned Type II Trime, an NGC MS65 adorned with a CAC seal of approval. Liberty Seated and Type I Standing Liberty Quarters are also spied easing back a tad. Proof Type remains solid, and in most instances, dealers will gleefully raise the ante to acquire fresh offerings.
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GOLD:
The yellow metal is certainly anything but silent this holiday season, and while Gold Spot gives up $40 since our last report, we find that the usual casualties that succumb to such volatility are trading at lower levels. Bucking the trend are Type II Dollars and $3 Princesses in MS62, now at $3,050 and $3,125 respectively. The $20 Saint-Gaudens High-Reliefs are also elevated in MS63 and MS64.
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Reprinted from Issue No. 51 December 18, 2009 of the Coin Dealer Newsletter -
the Greysheet
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CDN Inc.