the coin I DIDN'T buy
barney
Posts: 205 ✭
Conjuring up the courage to crack the pcgs boards once again...
I've been putting together my little type set of Gold and stumbled upon a 1854-O PCGS XF-45 $3. Well, that would be a little different
for a type set. The auction closed at $1680. No, I didn't bid-here's why. The seller-in broken English-told me that he would not refund
the coin if I wasn't happy with it. He just said PCGS graded it and other people had bid on it. His scans were outstanding and clearly
showed the weak strike that is apparently endemic to that issue. Since I'm only looking for a nice common-date AU-58 with nice toning,
and the winning bidder wasn't even a coin collector (the seller sold raw coins), I passed. I returned a 1874 PCGS 58 $3 that I purchased from a nice guy in St. Louis (Joe Hanon) because of stains/spots and a weak strike, though the color was nice. He refunded all but my return shipping ($10). Fair enough.
Yes, I have a history of being careful with purchases (huh?). But when I pull the trigger, well, you've all seen what I have come up with.
Like some one told me, there's plenty of coins out there, and for the pricier stuff, might as well wait 'til Long Beach.
Take care,
Barney (on the mend)
I've been putting together my little type set of Gold and stumbled upon a 1854-O PCGS XF-45 $3. Well, that would be a little different
for a type set. The auction closed at $1680. No, I didn't bid-here's why. The seller-in broken English-told me that he would not refund
the coin if I wasn't happy with it. He just said PCGS graded it and other people had bid on it. His scans were outstanding and clearly
showed the weak strike that is apparently endemic to that issue. Since I'm only looking for a nice common-date AU-58 with nice toning,
and the winning bidder wasn't even a coin collector (the seller sold raw coins), I passed. I returned a 1874 PCGS 58 $3 that I purchased from a nice guy in St. Louis (Joe Hanon) because of stains/spots and a weak strike, though the color was nice. He refunded all but my return shipping ($10). Fair enough.
Yes, I have a history of being careful with purchases (huh?). But when I pull the trigger, well, you've all seen what I have come up with.
Like some one told me, there's plenty of coins out there, and for the pricier stuff, might as well wait 'til Long Beach.
Take care,
Barney (on the mend)
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