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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Gosh, it is just a bit over my budget. image

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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    Edit: I see you got the link posted

    Out of my range also...I think reserve alone may cut 98% of e-bay biddersimage
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  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398
    Okay, I'm just a lowly small-time collector, so maybe I'm missing something, but do people really buy things like this on Ebay with PayPal?!

    Can you imagine if the guy has to deal with a chargeback on a $65,000.00 charge? image
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    i also saw this in the auction description:
    Do not get sniped......Bid now !

    "Do not wait to snipe ! If you do not bid I will never know about your interest in this lot.

    People call me every day looking for great deals like this and they visit my office weekly.

    If someone wants to buy it before your bid is heard it would be a shame because I will end it and sell it without even knowing about you. ""
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    so make sure you bid your max. otherwise ill cancel your bids and sell it out from under you lol. so much for a true auction image
  • Bryan1315Bryan1315 Posts: 579


    << <i>so much for a true auction image >>


    atleast the bidding started at $1.00 to make it look like a "true auction"
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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That 1846 O Quarter eagle would have been awesome without that hit to the shield....
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nah. They all appear to be common dates--Warning to dial-uppers should be noted when clicking on that link---I have high speed DSL and it took 3-4 minutes to load that auction page ! There are people around with very deep pockets that may bid on it. 65K is about 64.9k out of my range. Bob
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  • KaelasdadKaelasdad Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭
    He said that he would give $100 to anyone who would look up the values, so i did. I sent him an email to see if he would honor it. Anyone know him? id he a man of his word?

    Russ
  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    I wouldn't bid that kind of dinero without personally inspecting the lot.

    However, I did put it in my watched items to get a rise out of my wife when she looks later or in the morning.
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  • ABC123ABC123 Posts: 2,627
    Credit Card Maxed ?
  • DenverDaveDenverDave Posts: 2,164


    That's a pile of Gold...

    Kaelasdad: What is the book value...?

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  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    That seller has a history of selling high-end problem coins. If they're in a large group like that, there must be more problems than usual...
  • stev32kstev32k Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭
    Check out his other auction for the "Laundry" coin - ouch! Link
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  • bhartman35bhartman35 Posts: 1,398


    << <i>Check out his other auction for the "Laundry" coin - ouch! Link >>



    Someone who would put a coin like that in their pocket, IMHO, has more money than sense!

    If I was to bid on those coins (in some alternate universe) it would certainly worry me that they're stacked up like poker chips. That's not very careful handling.
    If you haven't noticed, I'm single and miserable and I've got four albums of bitching about it that I would offer as proof.

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  • lathmachlathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭


    << <i>He said that he would give $100 to anyone who would look up the values, so i did. I sent him an email to see if he would honor it. Anyone know him? id he a man of his word?

    Russ >>



    I've had dealings with them. They're a good business.

    Ray
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    I'm sure IWOG will be all over that lot!image
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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Being a "good" business has nothing to do with getting yourself a good deal or a fair shake. I'd bet these guys need a cash infusion and are cleaning out the store a bit. Based on what I've seen of their ads and auctions for many years, there are many other places to get fair value for your money. Do these guys actually set up at national shows or do they just roam the bourse?

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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That would be a good gold coin "starter set" for ChannelIslands. Someone should PM him about it. image
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  • lonelyplonelyp Posts: 1,634


    << <i>

    << <i>Check out his other auction for the "Laundry" coin - ouch! Link >>



    Someone who would put a coin like that in their pocket, IMHO, has more money than sense!

    If I was to bid on those coins (in some alternate universe) it would certainly worry me that they're stacked up like poker chips. That's not very careful handling. >>



    Just wait for the ziplock baggie. and bubble shipping envelope to come in the mailimage
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  • cho10cho10 Posts: 391
    Those look like 170 badly handled pocket pieces that would for the most part come back in body bags from PCGS.
    I can't say much about NGC due to havinbg had too little experience with them.
    ANACS would slab them as they do slab "problem coins".
    Those all look like problem coins.
    In terms of pure gold content let's say they are worth 30 to 35K at today's prices so why bother?
    If I were planning to spend $65K I'd look for high level coins using the advice of a top rate reputable dealer.
    Even If I know a lot about coins I am not usually involved in over $25K coins (the only one I have I bought through B+M when it was still run by Dave Bowers) and when that kind of money is involved a person who knows coins and won't "gyp" you is worth his weight in gold.
    So how about an 1892-S or an 1889-CC or an 1893-S or an 1895-O Morgan dollar at the appropriate grade for that kind of money?
    Much less weight and much more value in time.
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  • TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,063 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Gosh, it is just a bit over my budget. image >>



    You aint kiddin, flcoud! Way outta my budget range!

    TorinoCobra71

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  • majorbigtimemajorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭
    A typical Anthony's auction.

    There are no bargains in numismatics. These folks are professional dealers, so do you think they would sell anything cheap?

    If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
  • KaelasdadKaelasdad Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭
    I worked out the value at AU for each coin and it totaled out to be $105,540. Based on PCGS price guide. My wife and daughter are always dipping into the cash supply, so i asked them if they wanted to do some work for that $100--each one yawned--they know who does the work around here i guess. Took me about a half hour at most. I have not heard back from him saying thanks but no thanks, or hey good job--i am interested basically on a credibility level.

    We shall see.

    Russ
  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    I'd take those 2 1890 CC Half eagles

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