1925 Peace Dollar MS64
conrad99
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And it's a nice peace dollar, especially if you like rattlers.
But can someone explain how it went for $862?
And there are more like this, FWIW.
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besides looking like an ms67, the 108 cert probably contributed.
no major vams jumped out at me but i didn't look closey.
Thanks I don't know about the 108 cert. (Just old or valuable in some other way?) And maybe a 67 would be worth $800 but how do people make these judgements on the basis of two pics total? I guess they know they can return everything..
i won't presume the buyer's intent (returns aside) but historic items for big/popular companies is no new thing. ford, coke, hot wheels etc.
this hobby is referred to as the king for a reason, well more like dozens upon dozens, so that being said, the 108 certs are scarce, rattlers are and pretty much have always been popular (i remember whole sets in my numismatic journey of say lincolns where a buyer was buying the set specifically because it was all rattlers, even a decade ago). the intelligent numismatist acknowledges that if a coin has sat in a holder for 20-30 years or whatever, appears stable, logic tends to lean towards it being stable for a long time to come and anyone spending booku bucks on coins, cards, comics, games etc whatever is certified and boxed up knows, stability in longevity is key.
for me being a peace dollar fan, despite the coin looking a little dusty, that is a beauty to me! it appears to still retain the satiny surfaces/luster that so much dipping for so many coins has LONG since removed.
I think the buyer was betting on getting a gold sticker and then selling it in the gold CAC/rattler craze.
Coin Photographer.
It's most definitely the 108...
Cert number that contributed to the bid action.