New 1956 D and S

[GarryN]

I was successful with this bid and I figured out it is John Wexler who is the seller. I will put a pic out here when it arrives.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2207039494&category=524&rd=1

[coppercoins]

Yup, that's the guy, and the coin should be something like the photo. Only problem is that he uses stock photos and the coin isn't always as the photo shows, as per condition. Nevertheless, he is a good and trusted seller - he'll do you right.

[GarryN]

He says in the ad that the coin is at least as good as the certified 65 red he has, so Im anxiously awaiting it!

[coppercoins]

Wow! That should be cool!

[coop]

Good Catch Garry! I picked up one off ebay a while back for $75 Dollars and I was the only bidder. But it came from a different seller. Way to go. Nice catalog price for that Die, but I think it is overpriced there.

[GarryN]

Thanks Coop!, I was the only bidder also. The prices on Ebay for errors, RPMs and minor DDOs are going thru the roof. I dont know if those prices are supported at shows at all. I was at a small show recently and I didnt see any Lincoln RPMs for sale. I did buy off Ebay a 1956 D RPM 1 and 1956 D RPM 8, $149 for the both. They are both NGC 64red

Any comments?

[coppercoins]

I think it will still be quite some time before you see much show interest in die varieties, if at all. It's a specialized market, and frankly most show dealers and shop dealers know very little about them. I am still very successful at cherrypicking them from shows which goes to say something - the dealers simply aren't looking at their stock for them.

As for the higher dollar slabbed ones, I have seen a few at the shows and I don't think there is much interest in them at all from the local patronage. I would have to venture a guess that there are generally no more than two to three die variety collectors at any given local or regional show, and if they have the die variety or don't buy slabs, the slabs will go unsold.

Still the general majority of the push for die varieties is at the major shows, and the dealers there can only afford to take their higher-end items because of table prices. They don't have the resources to sit around selling $10-$20 coins when their show expenses are four digits easy. With that being the case, you're very likely to find the big dollar die varieties there, but the more minor stuff $50 and under will be very seldom seen.

I made the mistake of going to a national show - once. I'll never do it again, unless my funds grow considerably and my taste in coins changes. My tastes are much better suited to the local shows, and I am happy traveling around to them. No more ANA conventions for this old dog.

Anyhow, that's the way I see it.

[coop]

Garry: At the local show a couple of dealers have just a few (1-5) Rpms they have marked in their inventory, but I've searched their carded coins and found a lot more. So I would have to say the interest isn't strong at the shows. Usually a good place to search their coins to CHERRY a few deals at regular price. One time at the show I found four different RPMs to add to my collection from just one dealers table. If they have some RPMs marked, you can bet that they overprice them. Most dealers don't have time to search for them, so they leave it to collectors to take a good look at them.