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Won the Ducat-surprising price

laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
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I don't know these pieces well enough in todays market to assume I'm going to win with a $15.60 high bid. (Strongly doubt it in fact)

Can anyone give me a little advice on value or their thoughts on this 1881 French silver ducat? It's darkly toned but I like original coins and the grey patina might hold some brown and seems to be even.


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  • MakaroviiMakarovii Posts: 336
    Bad link.
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  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    The ducat in questionimage

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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Your pic beat my pic MSD61-you're well plugged in!image
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    6 hours to go-I'm now outbid... TTT
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Bet it goes higher than $200
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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Bet it goes higher than $200

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    Hmmmm... for some reason I assumed that at $12 with ten hours to go that it was being overlooked. I guess not.
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Won that puppy for $76. Honestly thought I would be outbid...
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • GDJMSPGDJMSP Posts: 799 ✭
    I considered it myself - because it's a ducat. But to be honest I didn't think it would go that high.
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Great Catch,, sure am glad I was wrong,,,He sell alot of nice coins and the prices are generally up in that range for his buyers. Congratsimage
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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    With staplescoin you can tell what he expects the coin to sell for by the shipping price.

    Shipping runs $3.00 for stuff that usually sells for under $100 up to $12 for stuff that usually sells for >$1000. With $4.00 shipping he would have liked to get around $200 for the coin so it looks like you got yourself a deal.

    I've had good luck with staplescoin winning a couple of coins in the $6.00 shipping range.

    -JamminJ
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Sorry ,I don't have any Reference for it, ,I have the 19th Century Krause but it's a thick bookimage
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