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Some Rare Coin Prices Stabilizing

September 18, 2017

With dealers and their customers focused on bullion related coins, extreme competitiveness has premiums dwindled down to practically nothing. This presents a great opportunity for buyers because the buy/sell spreads are so thin. Many dealers are shifting some of their attention back to collector coins since prices have drifted to their lowest levels in at least two years. We have seen a positive rebound in some areas as dealers have begun to sell specific coins to collectors.

There has been a noticeable increase in trades with dealers looking for specific coins for their customers and Market prices have been affected with a substantial number of increases over the last few weeks. Mercury Dimes with Full Bands can be very difficult to find in the early mint marked dates, and especially difficult to find with solid eye appeal. The 1925 D in MS66 FB is up to $6,250 Market; there are only 42 coins certified in this grade with just ten grading higher. Another difficult date is the 1928 S in MS66 FB, now up to $3,275....

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August 2017

Timing is Everything for GSA CC Morgan Dollars

Like the rest of the coin market the GSA Carson City Morgan Dollar series has seen better days. Over the last two years there has been a drastic drop in the FMV for many of the dates and grades in this series primarily due to a dwindling collector base. However, with so many choices today for coin collectors, with the influx of all the modern coins minted by all the mints of the world, collecting has actually expanded. The amount of money being spent on coins is relatively the same percentage as it has been over the last ten years, it is just spread over so many more types of coins that it almost goes unnoticed....

1883 GSA Carson City Morgan Dollar MS66+ NGC CAC is available at the Heritage Auctions Long Beach Expo U.S. Coins Signature Auction in Long Beach, California, September 6-11, 2017

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