2000 Lincoln cent mated pair....value? Update 3/8! Pictures added....

coinkid855

Just bought this on eBay for too much, most likely. But I don't really care. It's really cool! (At least I think so) I'm most likely going to get it graded by NGC (too expensive for PCGS!).....What do you think it's worth?





Thanks!



-Paul

sommerj

not sure but it is cool i like it!

FullStepJeffs

It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it... and that someone was you. Register and insure it for the insane amount.

Steve

tightbudget

I'd say about 200-300 give or take.

BECOKA

Not sure but I bet there are some error guys on the boards that wold pay a nice premium.

amiller

Very neat error(s)! (Does this count as 1 or 2?)

If you think you overspent, remember someone else wanted it for just one bid increment less, so you couldn't have gone overboard too much unless there was a shill.

Aaron

seanq

Here's the problem - that is not a true "mated pair". Look carefully at the design on the off-center and it doesn't match exactly the missing design on the indented cent. A true "mated pair" are struck together at the same time. This guy is simply looking for off-center cents that sorta match his indents and selling them together.

That seller has done this before, he almost caught me last year with a couple of auctions with absurdly low Buy It Now values for a mated pair... but way more than anyone should pay for an off-center and an indent. Check his feedback and you might still find other sets he's sold.


Sean Reynolds

amiller

seanq, that is interesting. Do you have any pictures of a real mated pair? I am not familiar with these at all (obviously from my last post) and was tricked as well.

coinkid855

seanq, I hope your wrong, but I can see what your saying....


-Paul

ricko

I cannot imagine how something like that gets out of the Mint.... I suppose probably in bags... Cheers, RickO

SilverEagles92

I saw this one from the same seller. You can clearly see that these do not match up completely, but he is still selling them as a mated pair.



They don't specify a return policy. I would try to get your money back any way you can. Did you pay with a Credit Card through Paypal?

Does not look like a genuine mated pair to me, and after seeing his other auctions, I'd wager that none of those supposed "pairs" are actually mated.

coinkid855

Well, I don't know what to do....should I wait to it ships and then decide?



-Paul

FredWeinberg

Sean has it right - the two coins need to not only
match as far as design on the obv. sides, but the
brockage indent has to match the reverse of the top
coin.

In person, the two coins need to "click" together
in most cases; in other words, they need to fit
together, and not just look like they match.

It's difficult to match these so-called Mated Pairs
from scans only, but it's easier to tell if they DON'T
match from the scans.......

Doesn't look like a match to me.

TwoSides2aCoin

Keyword spamming at it's finest

astrorat

These are not a mated pair. They are "matched" but not worth a premium as a set. Don't send them to PCGS or NGC as it will be a waste of money to try and have them slabbed as a pair. They can be slabbed individually, but will it be worth the additional $20 or so per coin (including s/h/i, etc)? Probably not.

If you paid a premium over the coins as individual errors, then you should consider returning them for a refund since they were, probably honestly, listed incorrectly. Consider it a lesson learned. Also, if you are not familiar with some of the error types, you may wish to ask someone for an opinion (someone who you trust won't snipe it out from under you, of course!). Do you have a link to the listing?

Lane

tahoe98

<< <i>I cannot imagine how something like that gets out of the Mint.... I suppose probably in bags... Cheers, RickO >>



you're right, ricko. no way that would fit in a roll.

coinkid855

Well, here's an update guys. Turns out this guy doesn't understand how to ship in a timely manner. Check out his feedback on Toolhaus.

He gave me this excuse today:

<< <i>We have had extreme weather conditions over a foot one day in the mountain followed by severe ice storms and then more 10 inch snow falls slowing the mail delivery down considerably, I know the mail has been very slow from the Adirondack Mtns then it goes to Broadalbin and then to Albany to the processing center there your tracking number is 420 32223 9105 1501 3471 1152 1767 14. Let me know when they arrive, Thanks Thom >>




Oh, did I mention that is AFTER he sent me this on February 22!?

<< <i>The coins went out this am in the mail with another group of coins, when you get the coins you can send them back and we will sell them again and refund your money. They came out of a group of coins in a mint sewn bag and we believe they are mated pairs. >>




What a liar. I had (and am still having) a conversation with him through eBay, and it appears that if I send them back for not being what he stated he is simply going to put them back up because somebody else would want them....


A bit of advice: Don't buy from this guy.


-Paul

coinkid855

Ok guys, the coins arrived today. You guys were right, Neither the design, nor the color match up....These will be going right back to where they came from.


Here are my pictures....













-Paul