Who got some seated dimes off of ebay from Bunker???
coinlieutenant
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I got three... anyone else want to post theirs. What do you think of the coins?
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Chris
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Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
By the way, I very much liked those 3 pieces. They had as much eye appeal as anything in the set. Though I was a touch leery on some pieces that might be only XF45's in hand. The 1847 dime is the better of the varieties with the overlapping date. I once owned a fully PL MS63 specimen of that date in the early 1980's. I knew it was rare but sold it for about $1500 in a Stack's auction as I recall. Excellent date, esp with color....as are any of these scarcer pieces.
I did not get anything however, but certainly made an effort.
Bunker's seated dime set was a very nice treat today. The prices went pretty strong on the XF-AU better date stuff. You don't see these like this very often offered at one time. And it was interesting that the end time was identical on multiple lots so you couldn't sit there and watch each and every coin go off. You had to give them all your best bid or just concentrate on 1 or 2. A number of the XF/AU pieces had some decent eye appeal:
37, 38-0, 38 ss, 39-0, 42-0, 43-0, 47, 51-0, 52-0, 53-0, 54-0, 56-0, 58-0, etc.
In many cases there were only 2 strong bidders bid that's all it took.
The CDN prices were of course exceeded by quite a bit.
Some of the coins did have that look of an old cleaning so it's still a guess as to exactly how they will look once in hand, as they were all raw. One would think a set like this could bring more money if viewed and sealed bids passed out to collectors. But I think the way they were offered was pretty unique. You had to take a leap of faith on the photo and make a bid. Anything conservative got you left out. Maybe some varieties got ripped as there were shattered dies and other things here.
The 51-0 in AU58 looked like it could be a strong proof-like coin, but then again it could have been cleaned once too as it was stark bright. Would love to hear how that one comes out. PR was $700+.
roadrunner
I asked about the return via pm RR...he told me that these coins are under a full ten day return priv.
John
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Chris
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
When I first saw the listings I thought of the toll booth scene in Blazing Sadles.
1843 AU58 G102 it was not G102 rather an F-101 with a different repunched 3 that is much rarer..
1845/1845 AU53, coin look cleaned around the date, but the original pictures from the ebay collection listing suggests otherwise
1850 AU50, F-111, polished down obverse, weak stars 1-3, been looking for years for an upgrade to my VF20
1850-O Large O AU55, tough, tough in AU grade....small O are more common in AU or better
1853-O AU53, bold strike and full head....infrequent grade and strike... a real cherrypick for the money
1854-O AU50, this was the MUST BUY coin for me, a new die pair between shattered obverse #2 and an unknown reverse
1856-O Large O AU50, this is the repunched down date which is much more difficult than the repunched up date
1856-O Med O AU55, just a choice coin and upgrade for the web-book
1865-S AU53 G104, I had bid $1000+ and walk away at $565. This variety is extremely rare, my plate coin is VG8 and it was purchased from Brian Greer after he completed his book.
1868 AU53, choice and cheap
1869 AU58, short flag 1869 dimes in AU55 or better are almost unheard of....check my web-book
1871 AU53, an upgrade for the web-book
1872 MS64, choice and cheap upgrade for the web-book
1877-S MS62, fair price for the coin, I love this "common date"
1888 AU59 shattered reverse, a new variety for the web-book
1888-S MS62, really cheap
1891 AU55, misplace digit in the denticles, needed a coin with nice eye appeal for the web-book
1891-O AU
I very happy tonight......
jonathan
First the 1854-O shattered obverse with a new reverse die pairing.
Now the 1853-O, note the bold strike and full head....date is very weak due to quality of hubbing
Now the 1865-S dime, I cannot stress how difficult this obverse/reverse die variety is to locate..
And finally the 1869 short flag.... I'm thrilled to own this dime
mojo
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What is Bunker's eBay name? Thanks.
Michael
The commoner varieties always seem to come with flat head.
The 1853-0 is probably my favorite "better" date in the series.
And as you mentioned, the head on this was very good for the date.
roadrunner
I had several questions on varieties and thankfully he jumped right in. He also saved me a big hassle on one coin in particular. I thought it was a Greer 101 but it was a Fortin 103...about a 2,000 dollar difference.
Rick
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Actually the auction started a .01. The reserve wasn't hit so the owner of the coins decided to break the collection up and sell the coins individually
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
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Nice job Rick!
Told y'all that price wasn't that bad.
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Also looks like a die clash, I'll have to see if I can capture it, there seems to be what looks like the sheild imprint between the M and the E in the rev DIME, and some faint drapery above the wreath
A witty saying proves nothing- Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor
does the truth become error because nobody will see it. -Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)