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| Cashing Out, Sad To Say
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mike31093
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United States
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 Posted 11/14/2024 7:33 pm
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KenKat: catalog everything and show up organized
good advice. I use excel to catalog the collection. It includes retail pricing (from the Guide or here or just the web), coin weight in grams with a computation based on current spot pricing. Selecting which columns to print still results in 28 pages. But it may be worthwhile anyway to print. |
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| Cashing Out, Sad To Say
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 11/14/2024 7:26 pm
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This reply is mostly for my own therapy. But I appreciate everyone's thoughtful comments.
Foreclosure has two downsides. 1. when the house goes up for auction, any difference between the mortgage balance and selling price can be levied against my daughter. So not only has she lost the house but still has a debt maybe in the 10's of thousands. 2. Any equity she may have in the house goes up in smoke. Another slap in the face.
So my next advice to her will be: if you can't find good, stable employment soon, start the selling process NOW. This will have to be the last time I can pay her bills. I'm only buying her a little extra time to find the correct solution to her dilemma.
Without a good job she likely will have to move back in with me and the wife. Even that poses problems such as storing her stuff and moving our stuff out somewhere. Not to mention she has a dog and my dog is anti-social. He doesn't even like my wife being near me!
So much for enjoying retirement... |
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| Cashing Out, Sad To Say
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 11/14/2024 10:42 am
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Hondo: You could get a better price than what the LCS offers by selling here on the CCF
Unfortunately, I don't have much time. Foreclosure on her house is in 2 weeks. But if I don't get a reasonable offer, I'll try selling here as long as the moderator allows me. |
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| Cashing Out, Sad To Say
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 11/13/2024 7:31 pm
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Well, I'm gonna have to try and sell my coin collection. My daughter is in a serious bind financially and close to being foreclosed. I'm reluctant to dig into my retirement savings (again) to help her so the coin collection has to go.
I'm in contact with a local coin dealer who seems honest enough. Any advice on how to negotiate the selling price or what to expect. He has some of his collection displayed at a local antique shop.
I've got around $3000 (in today's market) in silver bullion, commemoratives proof sets, silver proof sets.
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| 2024 Morgan And Peace Dollars Arrived.
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 09/17/2024 4:39 pm
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Received both coins in USPS mail today and yesterday. Signed up for subscription on both last year I think it was. The 2023 coins were $80, these $95 so wasn't expecting such an increase in price. Hopefully I can see a profit whenever I decide to sell. Thoughts?
Coins have that frosted look on the bust and mirror finish in the field. Nice looking coins however the frosted look seems to lack detail. Maybe it's just my old eyes. Examination under the scope showed no flaws.
BTW, the ribbon under each coin is not part of the shipped product. I generally add this to make is easier to pluck a coin from the holder.
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| Convert Gold Ring To Currency Question
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 08/26/2024 11:25 pm
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Okay, short story...
Wife has a white gold wedding band we had to get cut off. Arthritis made wearing the ring painful. Ring was bought long ago, so little info on it. Not sure of the purity (inside band is blank). It weighs 0.22 grams.
Any suggestions on how to determine what the gold content is worth given today's market? How does spot pricing factor into the equation?
Thanks for any useful suggestions. |
| | Forum: Precious Metals and Bullion - Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum |
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| 2024 American Women S Mint Proof Set Value?
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 07/26/2024 2:52 pm
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Hope I'm not duplicating a topic. Tried searching for it and found nothing. So...
Just got a US Mint email touting the AW proof set for $23. Seems a little high for $1.25 face value. I looked up the 2023 set and found one on Amazon for $28. Assuming the original price was about the same as the 2024 set, that's ~ 17% increase.
I am collecting the circulated quarters (P/D) and wonder if the $23 is a reasonable value disregarding individual collectors tastes.
I do have the state quarter proofs so there's a collector's hole after 2008. |
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| July 2024 10 Roll Hunt With A Few Laughs- Part 2
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 07/24/2024 10:37 am
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Frog: 1944D Eagle? Too many pics, most confusing
Fat-fingered the date. You couldn't figure out the error without commenting? Hmmm...
Too many pics: when I first started posting I was informed that obv/rev pics should be included. The location of the MD'ing did not afford a single pic which (IMHO) could clearly show the 'issue'.
To other replies, thanks. I initially thought of machine doubling but sought another opinion. |
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| Abe Has The Measles And Why Can't People Count!
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 06/14/2024 1:29 pm
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PS - why can't people count?
Read the stats, Frog. One quarter roll was short and 5 of the penny rolls had excess coins (though I'm not complaining). The latter makes up for the quarter, this time. My prior roll hunt had 6 missing quarters in 6 rolls as well as missing pennies in 4 penny rolls.
All part of the hunt, I guess. |
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| April 23 MD Hunt At Local Athletic Facility.
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mike31093
Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
Posted 04/23/2024 8:00 pm
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Still not finding anything of significance but not a waste of time. Spent 3 hours at our new athletic facility today. Bug spray kept the gnats at bay anyhow.
Finds:
1. Sheffield utility knife, rusted blade still in place. Knife handle is broken so I won't spend time to restore it.
2. 12 gauge shell
3. Magnetic catch of some kind
4. Odd piece of metal. Non-magnetic, not lead, maybe aluminum
5. 2019P dime and 2017P LMC
6. 6" length of wire
7. Usual aluminum cans, foil, etc. (More trash than treasure)
I'm glad I at least found some coins (both were on the surface).
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1 LMC went to the misfit pile. Barely recognizable.
