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- From mantoloking2002@yahoo.com Thu Oct 10 21:52:54 2002
Return-Path: <mantoloking2002@yahoo.com> X-Sender: mantoloking2002@yahoo.com X-Apparently-To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_2_0); 11 Oct 2002 04:52:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 99495 invoked from network); 11 Oct 2002 04:52:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 11 Oct 2002 04:52:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n7.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.91) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 11 Oct 2002 04:52:53 -0000 Received: from [66.218.67.188] by n7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Oct 2002 04:52:53 -0000 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 04:52:51 -0000 To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re:53-j Message-ID: <ao5lf3+3a5f@eGroups.com> In-Reply-To: <ao578r+75sb@eGroups.com> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 5027 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster From: "mantoloking2002" <mantoloking2002@yahoo.com> X-Originating-IP: 152.163.189.100 X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=119381380 X-Yahoo-Profile: mantoloking2002
Dennis,
Do you see the same three tier market developing that I do?
Roger
--- In colonial-coins@y..., "albioncox" <wierzba@a...> wrote: > I had no idea how many low grade NJs (and other colonials) existed > until I started to search EBAY. In some cases, %50 is too much IMHO. > > Pedigree is an important attribute for a NJ, especially a Maris one, > either plate and/or collection. John Adams in LCs swapped higher > graded coppers for pedigreed examples. A C4 exhibit will feature ex- > Spiro NJs. > > Choice NJs, VF or better, are very scarce, although availability is > somewhat proportional to rarity (ie, a nice 48-g, 46-e, 6-D, etc can > be found) For an R-6, maybe 5 or less are choice VF or better. If you > go for varieties, not many collectors can afford or find choice only. > > Many R6's are locked up. I would guess, including museums, about 25 > variety collectors. My study of the 71-y shows between 23 to 25 > distinct coppers. The last public sale was Griffee/Taylor (to yours > truly) in 1995. I know of a low grade 71-y sale privately a year > later. Based on the lack of supply, I would have thought it was a > high R6. However, the variety collector base holds the 23-25 examples > to my surprise. > > Let's never forget to enjoy what we own and sometimes we will be able > to buy a nice NJ at a cheap price. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In colonial-coins@y..., "mantoloking2002" <mantoloking2002@y...> > wrote: > > My halfpence.... > > > > Let's see. First, Clem nice coin and particularly at a price of > $500. > > As it turns out, I own the Garrett coin and I paid $800 in 1996 > when > > New Jersey's just started to run up in value. I woould say your > coin > > is bit more sharply struck than mine but with a tad more wear on > both > > obverse and reverse. If I were to grade them, maybe 35 on yours and > > 40 on mine but that is splitting hairs and I am a tough grader. No > > matter, it is an excellent CC coin and a good buy and I think it > > would bring a bit more in an auction if you turned around and tried > > to sell it. > > > > As for valuation of New Jerseys, I think it really has become a > three > > tier market over the last several years. 1. Low end, R-4s or more > > common coins with wear or damage move regularly on eBay for $50 to > > $200. People are forming small low end collections or getting a low > > end type with these. 2. Collector coins, VF to strong EF/AUs all > the > > way up to R-5+ that were coveted by maybe a dozen collectors from > > 1993 to say 1998 that were highly sought after and prices ran up to > > say $5,000 a piece. Over time all these collectors have formed very > > nice collections with very pleasing coins. So these coins when they > > appear are too much money for the low end and have very little > demand > > among the collector base of say 25 or so serious type collectors. > > These coins, like the subject 53-j are languishing until a new crop > > of NJ type collectors step up. Finally there are the top end coins. > > These are coins that are AU to UNC " among finest known coins " or > R- > > 6+ on up rarities. These have significant demand. There are the > type > > collectors that need rare varieties to chase that elusive 100 > > varities number that will spend when that rare coin appears. There > > are a few high end CC collectors that want to build out their CC > > collections that are looking for both, and finally there are the > > slabbers that are selling finest known (by PCGS standards) to > > mainstream collectors that are looking for AU to UNC pieces. When a > > tier three collection comes up, the confluence of buyers will still > > drive high prices. Having contributed somewhat to O'Donnell, I > would > > say there was one surprise buyer that added maybe 20 to 25% to the > > prices of most of the rarities but, having said that, the rest of > the > > prices would probably happen again. Look at Hain. > > > > I actually beleive that these three tiers are permiating most of > the > > Colonial market I think that is a shame because there is so much > > diversity in the coinage and it should be shared among a wider > group. > > Love to hear differing or concurring views. > > > > Roger S. > > > > collectors--- In colonial-coins@y..., dmenchell@a... wrote: > > > Hi Clem: > > > > > > Congratulations on the 53-j. Nice coin for the money, at recent > > levels, that > > > is. This coin was a good deal at $500, but I think a marginally > > better coin > > > of the same variety at $8000 is kind of dopey, even if you're the > > Don with > > > one of your henchmen driving up the bidding. No question that > > coinflation > > > was rampant at the O'Donnell sale. Hopefully, the bubble has > burst > > and a bit > > > of reality will return. Otherwise, nice bust dollars and early > > gold at > > > under 10T seem awfully attractive by comparison. > > > > > > Dave M.
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