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Sacagawea Auction Ends - Sold for $4850.00 !

FullStrikeFullStrike Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭
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Holy Grail


Even if you don't plan on bidding for this Modern Classic of the breakfast table - you just gotta love seeing them sell on the 'bay.

Any guesses on the winning bid?
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  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wish the picture was more clear. All you can see is glare. For that much dough it would be nice to actually see the coins.
  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I wish the picture was more clear. All you can see is glare. For that much dough it would be nice to actually see the coins. >>

    Maybe he needs the money to buy a new camera?

    Yeah, if I'm laying down nearly five grand, I want to see clear pictures.

    Besides, that's not the "holy grail" for Sackie lovers. The 2000-W is.
  • FullStrikeFullStrike Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭
    Actually the blurry pic is almost a good thing. If the opening bid was $500 I'd bid on it and probably win! But at $4850.00 - wouldn't touch it with a 50 ft pole.
  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I wish the picture was more clear. All you can see is glare. For that much dough it would be nice to actually see the coins. >>

    Maybe he needs the money to buy a new camera?

    Yeah, if I'm laying down nearly five grand, I want to see clear pictures.

    Besides, that's not the "holy grail" for Sackie lovers. The 2000-W is. >>



    Now you're talking...but who do you have to be to get one of those gold(en) gems?
  • RichieURichRichieURich Posts: 8,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I can't tell if the slab has "Cheerios" on it or not. What is supposed to be on the slab for this coin?

    An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

  • KaelasdadKaelasdad Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭
    You can have it slabbed as "Cheerios" if you ask, otherwise it comes with a Pattern designation
  • RichieURichRichieURich Posts: 8,566 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>You can have it slabbed as "Cheerios" if you ask, otherwise it comes with a Pattern designation >>



    Thank you for this information. Now, can anyone see what the slab says in this auction?

    An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    The Cheerios dollar is of more interest to me than the 2000-W.
  • clackamasclackamas Posts: 5,615 ✭


    << <i>The Cheerios dollar is of more interest to me than the 2000-W. >>



    I agree, a different design vs. a mint mark change.
  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I agree, a different design vs. a mint mark change. >>

    Doesn't the fact that it's gold count for anything?

    And that there's only 12 of them in the world?

    And that they were previously out of this world?
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭
    The one person who was a Sacagawea lover died 163 years ago. image
  • GemineyeGemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭
    One of the true "Golden Dollars" would be be my choice ...........image
    ......Larry........image
  • quarterguyquarterguy Posts: 449 ✭✭
    Awesome picture!
  • OmegaOmega Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭
    I'll take the gold one as well...
    Reindeer Mountain Collectibles
  • LastExitInNYLastExitInNY Posts: 600 ✭
    no ins offered and doesnt take paypal???
  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    MO or cashiers check only...fishy. If I were to spend that kind of money I want more "warm and fuzzies."image
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,829 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I recognize the name as one of the people bidding when three or four of these showed up about a year ago.
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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    What I like about the cheerios sacs is that they were released to the public. I consider them circulation strikes whereas the Ws are more "numismatic items" rather than coins, IMHO.
  • HugegutHugegut Posts: 574
    Tried to enlarge and enhance the labels. Not much help. The photo's too bad.

    image
  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
    <<Any guesses on the winning bid?>>

    I got a feeling this one will close with no bids!



    <<Calling all Sacagawea Lovers>>

    I don't know if I love Sacagawea because she reminds me of my wife; or if I love my wife because she reminds me of Sacagawea!



  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    That's a tough question.
  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I wish the picture was more clear. All you can see is glare. For that much dough it would be nice to actually see the coins. >>



    I e-mailed the seller yesterday...maybe some effect. There are now decent pictures of the dollar. It's attributed to "2000-P Pattern" not cheerios, which is fine. It's the one of two of the lowest graded coins that NGC has graded in this type.
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭


    << <i>I don't know if I love Sacagawea because she reminds me of my wife; or if I love my wife because she reminds me of Sacagawea! >>


    Take my advice, and always claim it is the former not the latter.

    Your wife won't kill you if if you like some one because they remind you of her. But if she thinks the only reason you love her is because she looks like someone else you are in trouble.
  • RichieURichRichieURich Posts: 8,566 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I wish the picture was more clear. All you can see is glare. For that much dough it would be nice to actually see the coins. >>



    I e-mailed the seller yesterday...maybe some effect. There are now decent pictures of the dollar. It's attributed to "2000-P Pattern" not cheerios, which is fine. It's the one of two of the lowest graded coins that NGC has graded in this type. >>



    Thanks, Renman! A big improvement in the pictures.

    An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

  • AlixTCatAlixTCat Posts: 1,276


    << <i>

    << <i>You can have it slabbed as "Cheerios" if you ask, otherwise it comes with a Pattern designation >>



    Thank you for this information. Now, can anyone see what the slab says in this auction? >>



    Maybe the pictures were not posted when you wrote this. The slab clearly says 2000 P Pattern $1 MS66.

    Jonathan
    I have been a collector for over mumbly-five years. I learn something new every day.
  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Maybe the pictures were not posted when you wrote this. The slab clearly says 2000 P Pattern $1 MS66. >>

    He added more pictures. When first posted there was only the blurry one with the green background.
  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,089 ✭✭✭✭✭


    this is the only Sag I every brought, I know its totally 3rd world, but i'll tell ya , the Rev is a 70 all day long,...the obv probably a 67 IMO

    I dont have a better pic

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  • FullStrikeFullStrike Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭
    Dang. The guy put up better pics and still no bids with 1 day 19 hours to go. Is there a market for these? Would people rather put their $ into Reverse Proof Gold? Give me a nice 1798 Silver Dollar any day. image
  • FullStrikeFullStrike Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭
    WE HAVE A BIDDER !


    Can't hardly believe it.

    I was starting to think I'd offer the guy $500 for the thing. No such luck. image


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  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    cool!
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,631 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image MS66 pattern
    I'll guess it gets sniped at the end for just under 5600.

    ``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5

  • FullStrikeFullStrike Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭
    Bid History


    Well all I can say is this, some sellers are smart enough to set the bar high. This coin sold for its' opening bid of $4850.00, but there was only one bidder.

    If the opening bid was lower then there might have been bidder competition that would have pushed the final bid much higher than the opening bid.

    We'll never know. I'm sure the seller is relieved to get the one bidder.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I suspect that a coin in the cheerios package would do better than a certified coin tied for worst known.

    "0" bidder.....hummmmm image
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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    I found this entire auction to be of a cloudy nature...everything may be on the up & up but I still question these points.

    1.) Vibroturk, the seller, has only purchased items (102 noted transactions) and this item is his/her first "for sale" item.

    2.) It was wise of seller to start bid @ $4850.00, but his/her only bidder 12donc has (0) feedback. That's zero buys/sells and is going to plop down $5K on first e-bay transaction (could happen)

    3.) No insurance offered

    4.) No PayPal

    note: if you have no bidders and you use a shill bid, is it still a shill bid situation if there is no other bid on top of the shill bid? Now I have a headache.

    Lakesammman: A Sacagawea still in the Cheerios pack cannot be conclusively identified as the pattern coin, you need to see the tail feathers to confirm. There is a small rise on the shoulder near the date but the reverse is the "tell tail" point!
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