Sorry, but personal quirk I have is that I wouldn't pay much money to someone who can't spell or proofread their text. Everyone makes mistakes and I can understand on some things. But, there are enough mispellings in that auction desc to make me wonder how professional they really are. And, for that amount of money, I would spend the plane ticket to go look at the item and get it.
I wonder how many people can just put $100,000 on a credit card anyway (I know there are people who can, but sure not me)
I really don't understand why someone would sell something like that on Ebay. The only reason I can think of is that they are really just showing off. The seller really doesn't expect someone to buy it.
I might would buy it, but it would mean that I have more money than I know what to do with. What a problem huh?? Having too much money!! LOL
So is that green stuff envronmental damage (PVC like)? or is that just the camera photo effects? All the pics seem to show it as bluish green PVC like corrosion.
Just to have it, regardless of what it looks like, would be fantastic. It's the Morgan that would fill that last hole, so to speak. However, at that price; I think not! I'd search for one with less distractions and even lesser grade and consider paying $90,000 for it...Just to have it.
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Michael, if everything in CA is that expensive, why don't people move away to a less expensive state? That's what my mother is considering! And, in my opinion, things would not be that expensive if people would just stick together and not pay the high prices!
I'd have to see this coin in person, and look at it under the light an various angles. It could be that the piece looks much better in person than it does in these photos.
Still if it is as unattractive in person as it is in the Ebay and the photo posted by Placid, I'd say that this would be foolish purchase because of the lack of eye appeal. I have no doubt that this coin is original. And I would guess that it has very few if any hairlines. Still if its just a case of technical grading and the eye appeal is not there, the coin is not a great buy at these levels.
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I've seen it in person and I like it. Of course, I understand that a lot of people prefer their silver dollars dipped and stripped. This coin is not for them.
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I love morgans that have their own personality with regard to color, toning patterns, etc., but this coin looks like ass. Even if the colors are nice (which is really hard to tell from the photos- on ebay they look like old baby food colors), the placement and pattern sucks. There's no symmatry, no balance- the colors don't work with the design elements. (listen to me, I'm starting to sound like an interior decorator ) I would think that there are many other examples out there with a slightly lesser grade that have much better eye appeal....
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They absolutely need to hire someone to write their auction descriptions. Not very well done at all.
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Fast cheep turnover. If you consign this coin to a major auction house you would have to wait almost a year to get your money. You could do OK at a major show if you put it out as a dealer, but coins that cost $100k usually have to find a dealer with a want list and the scratch to pay for them. The ebay consignor is proably a dealer, and he's just looking for a quick flip with a $10 Grand gross margin.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
Seriously, why EVER buy something that pricey on EBAY??? YOU KNOW they got it from one of the auctions, and trying to flip for a quick buck. If you are EVER interested in buying something in that price league, wait for the auction, and get it yourself....ALWAYS skip the middle man, if you can.
<< <i>Michael, if everything in CA is that expensive, why don't people move away to a less expensive state? That's what my mother is considering! And, in my opinion, things would not be that expensive if people would just stick together and not pay the high prices! >>
Supply and Demand Ken, people like it here! Prices will fall, they always end up overbuilding. I can see this happening even more than in the past, too many construction companies are public, if they don't look like their doing something, the stock takes a nose dive!
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Everyone makes mistakes and I can understand on some things. But, there are enough mispellings in that auction desc to make me wonder how professional they really are.
And, for that amount of money, I would spend the plane ticket to go look at the item and get it.
I wonder how many people can just put $100,000 on a credit card anyway (I know there are people who can, but sure not me)
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
I didn't see it in person, but the photos could be better.
Hey, but on the bright side it only cost $6 to ship it --
<< <i>Shipping cost in the continental US is $6 for up to 10 coins >>
Michael
"thank you for you buy-it-now, your total is $105,006"
(no sales tax)
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$92,000 with juice.
"To call this lovely specimen merely "gem" would be to do it an injustice."
I might would buy it, but it would mean that I have more money than I know what to do with. What a problem huh?? Having too much money!! LOL
or is that just the camera photo effects?
All the pics seem to show it as bluish green PVC like corrosion.
Camelot
So why not this coin?
They say to a woman, "Food, is the way to a mans heart!" Not in this case!
<< <i>Some will even pay $600,000+++ for a damned house >>
Come to California -- for $600,000 you get a 1200 square foot 2 bedroom 1 bath built in 1945 -- that needs work.
This coin looks like a steal!!!! B.Hughes is in Beverly Hills where $100,000 barely buys a car.
Everything in perspective,
Michael
And, in my opinion, things would not be that expensive if people would just stick together and not pay the high prices!
Still if it is as unattractive in person as it is in the Ebay and the photo posted by Placid, I'd say that this would be foolish purchase because of the lack of eye appeal. I have no doubt that this coin is original. And I would guess that it has very few if any hairlines. Still if its just a case of technical grading and the eye appeal is not there, the coin is not a great buy at these levels.
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New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
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Fast cheep turnover. If you consign this coin to a major auction house you would have to wait almost a year to get your money. You could do OK at a major show if you put it out as a dealer, but coins that cost $100k usually have to find a dealer with a want list and the scratch to pay for them. The ebay consignor is proably a dealer, and he's just looking for a quick flip with a $10 Grand gross margin.
More like four months.
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<< <i>Heck, the median price of a house went from $250K two months ago to $275K last month to $300K now in my county.
So why not this coin? >>
Just remember, they fall 3 times faster than they rise! When payments reach 50% of income, well, you figure it out.
BTW, you can at least live in a house!
<< <i>Michael, if everything in CA is that expensive, why don't people move away to a less expensive state? That's what my mother is considering!
And, in my opinion, things would not be that expensive if people would just stick together and not pay the high prices! >>
Supply and Demand Ken, people like it here! Prices will fall, they always end up overbuilding. I can see this happening even more than in the past, too many construction companies are public, if they don't look like their doing something, the stock takes a nose dive!