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AlanSkiAlanSki Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭✭✭

Not in my lifetime would I pay this...

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Depends on whether it is $5000 or $25000 next year.

  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 20, 2020 9:04PM

    First day of issue? They only made 1945 and they sold out in 30 seconds. Was there more than one day of issue?

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  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    $5,000 cost avoidance.

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Smudge said:

    No one ever saved money by spending money.

    Hey, Smudge, where have you been? Haven't you ever heard the man on T.V. telling everyone, " The more you buy the more you save!"

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,934 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hype?

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hydrant said:

    @Smudge said:

    No one ever saved money by spending money.

    Hey, Smudge, where have you been? Haven't you ever heard the man on T.V. telling everyone, " The more you buy the more you save!"

    Just think of the money saved if you don't buy.

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  • Panda4456Panda4456 Posts: 362 ✭✭✭

    They are all first day of issue haha

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,606 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @johnny9434 said:
    Hype?

    No. It's HYPE!!!!!!

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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  • SoFloSoFlo Posts: 539 ✭✭✭✭

    As far as coin mintage numbers go, 1945 is a very low number. However, if you're purchasing this for resell down the road, 1945 does not make this coin scarce by any means.

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  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,989 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 21, 2020 4:31AM

    I’m not going to comment on what I think another dealer should sell his coin at (more or less), but the reality is the last raw opened coin on eBay fetched the high $12,000’s. And many collectors would likely be happy with a $12,000 raw example of this (artificially created) rarity, especially if it is not damaged. So, the question then becomes what % above that base price should a 70 grade coin from the top grading service fetch? Here, the dealer is asking around 50%-60% premium for “all the bells and whistles”. Is that a price for a “fool”? What if I told you that a very fast pigeon just sold for $1,900,000.00 with a lifespan in captivity of 10-15 years (about 1-3 years wild in the city). Would you want the pigeon or 100 of these 70 graded coins? Pick your poison.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Wondercoin.... Just a different type of 'pigeon'.... :D Just joking, I do see your point. Cheers, RickO

  • ThreeCentSilverFLThreeCentSilverFL Posts: 1,694 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That was a pretty PQ pigeon though... probably flying over to CAC by now.

  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,840 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Something just whipped past my face.......

  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,989 ✭✭✭✭✭

    “Racing pigeon sells for record $1.9 million after frantic bidding war: "Total shock"

    Read all about it on Line!

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  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,989 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 21, 2020 5:51AM

    Luckiest guy in the world... the pigeon underbidder! 😂

    He should by (50) of these WW2 gold coins with his savings!

    Wondercoin

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,595 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The asking prices for this coin make me think that the 1848 CAL. quarter eagle is vastly under priced. It’s about nine times rarer, has a lower initial mintage and has a vastly more interesting story surrounding it.

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  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,559 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The person who purchased that pigeon said it was very tasty.

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Panda4456 said:
    They are all first day of issue haha

    But very few of them will be slabbed as FDOI.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @wondercoin said:
    I’m not going to comment on what I think another dealer should sell his coin at (more or less), but the reality is the last raw opened coin on eBay fetched the high $12,000’s. And many collectors would likely be happy with a $12,000 raw example of this (artificially created) rarity, especially if it is not damaged. So, the question then becomes what % above that base price should a 70 grade coin from the top grading service fetch? Here, the dealer is asking around 50%-60% premium for “all the bells and whistles”. Is that a price for a “fool”? What if I told you that a very fast pigeon just sold for $1,900,000.00 with a lifespan in captivity of 10-15 years (about 1-3 years wild in the city). Would you want the pigeon or 100 of these 70 graded coins? Pick your poison.

    Wondercoin

    Never question the market...for coins or pigeons.

    But, to be fair to the pigeon, you can breed a pigeon. Try to breed a coin!

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