For would be dealers (and collectors,too)....

Rittenhouse

I was at an estate auction today. They had some coins, but I was mostly there for the antiques. Anyway, I was really only interested in one lot of coins - a baggy (geez, I just luv when they do this) of 15 low grade cents - G to VG, no earlies, 8 middles, 5 late dates (50s) and two, as one person put it "foreign coins". The rest was mostly circ junk - AG to VG nickel 3 cents, Barber, Mercs - and one lot of 13 71/72 Bown Pak Ikes in orig boxes but hazy.

I ran the Ikes to $25 for the lot & dropped out. I bought the cent lot for $70 and laughed all the way to the bank. Why?

MrEureka

The "foreign coins" weren't.

fcloud

My guess is there were some keys in there; or the foriegn stuff was gold?

jdimmick

Did the cent bag contain a 55 DDO?

Barry

The foreign coins were gold?

braddick

<< <i>I was at an estate auction today. They had some coins, but I was mostly there for the antiques. Anyway, I was really only interested in one lot of coins - a baggy (geez, I just luv when they do this) of 15 low grade cents - G to VG, no earlies, 8 middles, 5 late dates (50s) and two, as one person put it "foreign coins". The rest was mostly circ junk - AG to VG nickel 3 cents, Barber, Mercs - and one lot of 13 71/72 Bown Pak Ikes in orig boxes but hazy.

I ran the Ikes to $25 for the lot & dropped out. I bought the cent lot for $70 and laughed all the way to the bank. Why? >>

Colonials? Cool.

Rittenhouse

Nope. Re-read. Baggy lot was all large cents, no keys, 2 "foreign copper coins".

Would you have jumped on the Ikes? Why didn't I?

(Oh yeah, Andy had it part right. The foreign coins weren't).

Barry

Colonials or Fugios?

Rittenhouse

Bingo! We ahve a partial winner. The 2 "foreign" were colonials - a VG NJ & CT. But they were just the extras. The real reason was the double-struck VG-F 1832. I do this all the time. Colonials, cuds, double-struck, clipped, offcenters.

OK, now who woulda bought the Ikes?