I hope that I picked my first n00b question well? Fail.
Fraz
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From Craigslist:
I researched, and am not satisfied. This is worthless doubling, right?
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What is your question?
Yes, what is your question?
Thanks, my question is what do you have to opine about this coin studying these two photographs from the Craigslist ad? I failed to find a 1970 P DDR variety with which to compare.
It's not a DDR.
Why are you looking on Craigslist for coins to begin with?
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You may have picked your question well, but you failed to communicate it effectively in this first post.
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Even if it was a DDR, you would not be able to tell from those poor quality and out of focus pictures.
Occasionally can find a good deal. My nephew picked up a $20 Saint from Craigslist that came back MS 63. Don't remember year/mint. But you must be wary of fakes
My observation, that is a very nice coin for an album that displays well defined (but worthless) strike doubling on the rev, value IMO is ten cents. The only failure in your first question post is that you failed to identify what your question is/was.
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I fail. I thought that the edges of the letters looked notched. I don’t pass my public twin strike test. I could not find a variety for comparison because it is not a variety.
@jesbroken—I understand, the coin ads on Craigslist are creepy, but I look anyway. I close a coin deal tomorrow with a Craigslist seller. He wants to meet me at the underground parking.
Depends what he paid for it.
I’ve never seen any coins for sale on Craigslist that were fairly priced.
How about at the police station parking lot, or at least some place a lot more public?
because there ae none recognized
varietyvista.com/01b%20LC%20Doubled%20Dies%20Vol%202/DDR%20listing.htm
you must have heard that some craigslist sales end up in robberies...
If the seller is asking more than 10 cents it is overpriced. Underground parking ... Craigslist ... red flags flying.
I’m not buying that POS. I was curious about the (non)variety. It’s in another state. I don’t drive any farther than Pixley. I do meet a guy today at the Food Lion Plaza (safe, no real lions) to buy sixteen bank and mint wraps of P & D nickels from 2003-2010; an ad from Craigslist that was not creepy, nor crazily priced. I got him down to eight dollars per roll.
Now, if anybody wants to call me naive, do it before five o’clock today, I’ll have time to cancel.
I was joking about making a Craigslist deal in an underground parking lot. I flip rummage; I buy from Craigslist and Nextdoor often.
Thanks, you guys. I really enjoy your forum, and I appreciate your interest, concern, and correction.
I’ll let you know how it turns out, good or bad, in this thread.
Glad to see the underground parking meet was in jest. Risky out there, and Craigslist has frequently been central to nasty outcomes. Cheers, RickO
He paid slightly over melt at the time. Recently saw cull Morgans for $15.00. Didn't buy only because of distance, too far away.
Yes most are over priced. For example, the "Rare, mint error, undated buffalo nickel" for $400. Can"t wait to get that one and have it slabbed.
I don’t have anything for you guys except some attempts at self-deprecatory humor. It’s tough hanging with the big dogs.
I’ll learn n00b format, Cap’n.
My coin collector friend gave me this 1970 Lincoln head penny with no mint letter. He said that is it an unknown error coin, twice punched. Which of you guys makes me rich?
@Fraz ... It was minted in Philadelphia, they only put mint marks (P) on coins occasionally. It is not a DD.... Cheers, RickO
I survived the Craigslist deal. I thought that I had negotiated for only the Philadelphia rolls, but the deal included the Denver rolls as well. A mix of bank wraps and mint wraps.
I nailed the question the second time, huh?
+1 on the underground parking garage thing. The reverb is incredible down there! For things like automatic weapons fire, I mean.