Please say it ain't so....this buyer got SCREWED or I'm on heavy meds!!!!

Goldbully

$655 for a MS66 1909 VDB Lincoln Cent????????


eBay Link

GoldenEyeNumismatics

+1

savoyspecial

1 vote for heavy meds right here

greg

nutz4coinz

Huh???

Goldbully

Sorry, I punched too early.....Now for the heavy meds!!!!!

savoyspecial

oh okay, now the text appears......it can only be explained this way:

LINCOLNS ARE ON FIRE!!!


greg

sparky64

Yes he got hosed big time.
Edit: Post post post. Ignore my lame comment.

MrBluster

<< <i>1 vote for heavy meds right here

greg >>



another vote for the Meds

OneCent

What is the PCGS pop on that coin @ 66?

savoyspecial

is it just me or have you noticed that when somebody spends "way too much" for something its usually in a OGH slab

i'm beginning to resent Upgrade Potential (its fine as long as bidders would realize this same coins has Downgrade potential or, more than likely, the potential to grade exactly the same grade)

greg

bigmansam88

It doesn't matter what he paid for it.

It will automatically upgrade, probably to a 68, because it's in an OGH

smokincoin

Care to share the meds w/me?

Goldbully

<< <i>What is the PCGS pop on that coin @ 66? >>



Here you go.........................tons of 'em!!!

OGH=$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

commoncents05

Looks like a crappy coin too.

-Paul

lasvegasteddy

pretty close to going rate of late and it's in an old holder which some build collections solely with...hmmm...nah...he didn't get screwed imho

Goldbully

I just reviewed my Excel spreadsheet.

I won a PCGS MS66RD from Stack's August E-vents in 2007 for $299 del'd!!!!!!

LasVegasTeddy, methinks he got screwed!!!

BTW, PCGS has not changed their $550 price since August!!!

OneCent

I would agree that $655 is a bit high for that coin. 6 - 8 months ago it was a $330 -$350 coin (PQ Example). I know that the 100th anniversary is approaching so that is the only reason that I can think of why the value has escalated so much. The illogical reasons are hysteria, hype and the fear of getting shut out at the window?

yellowjacket

Could it be a DDO?

Garrow

numisma

I just had two lots close on eBay: an 1836 AU Bust half and an 1805 quarter. Lost over $200! Then this very common 1909 cent sells for more than my two early type coins combined. Geeesh. Maybe I should start dealing in modern coins. More suckers in that market, apparently. Nah. I like early type. I will just stop selling on eBay.

numisma

<< <i>Could it be a DDO?

Garrow >>



That's the first thing I looked for, but there's no way to tell from those pics. Maybe the bidder asked for a close-up of the date....

lasvegasteddy

you guys are right more then wrong but looking at the image...if you truly look...

off his shoulder in the right area...it looks like a die polish line and what could be a die chip in the right area on the reverse above the right wheat ear...man could that guy lol at the heysayers if???

those are points i focus on and whose to say a grader didn't catch a matty and i'm not seeing things on those notes about the image...

one must have high hopes...just what too if the guy needed a 66rd in an ogh if not for him but a client too

as too with all this flip $$$ being made off 07 reverses...this could but be free anyways

RedneckHB

I know of a 66 RD that sold wholesale for $650 last month. It was a nice coin, but still only a 66. This date made a big advance from Jan to Apr.

Remember, an 09vdb in good was just over a buck a few years ago. It is up 8 fold now.

ArizonaJack

I think that may be the new avg price price on these, but I also think the seller was reaching from the old green holder trickbag as " a possible upgrade candidate ".

fc

<< <i>you guys are right more then wrong but looking at the image...if you truly look...

off his shoulder in the right area...it looks like a die polish line and what could be a die chip in the right area on the reverse above the right wheat ear...man could that guy lol at the heysayers if???

those are points i focus on and whose to say a grader didn't catch a matty and i'm not seeing things on those notes about the image...

one must have high hopes...just what too if the guy needed a 66rd in an ogh if not for him but a client too

as too with all this flip $$$ being made off 07 reverses...this could but be free anyways >>



i think i see what you are talking about... the M in UNUM is simply
odd, but that could simply be a spot on the slab... as for the die
polish line, i am not seeing it.

fc

also the 2nd runner up might have been a shiller.
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 39%

is awful high!

30-Day Summary
Total bids: 33
Items bid on: 5
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 39%
Bid retractions: 1
Bid retractions (6 months): 17

also note those bid retractions. who retracts 17 times in 6 months? lol

Goldbully

<< <i>also the 2nd runner up might have been a shiller.
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 39%

is awful high!

30-Day Summary
Total bids: 33
Items bid on: 5
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 39%
Bid retractions: 1
Bid retractions (6 months): 17

also note those bid retractions. who retracts 17 times in 6 months? lol >>



Good note, fc....very pertinent info.

Thanks Cohodk, you are a pennyman 1st class!!

So you are saying my coin virtually doubled in price in just 9 mths?........

Shortgapbob

Most PCGS MS-66 coins have been bringing between $500-550 in auctions over the past few months. One good thing about it being in an OGH (even if it has no upgrade potential) is that the color is most likely stable on the coin. This price doesn't really suprise me.

kieferscoins

Its a yellow holder and not a green holder.

Cameron Kiefer

SamByrd

the reality is early Lincoln's are way up and that coin closed for an average price in todays market. I think they are overheating somewhat but the market is hot for Lincolns at the moment.

CoinKing1969

It's funny that I was bidding on this coin. I was somewhere around half of the final price though. I have done alot of research on Ebay for early PCGS Lincolns and their isn't much to choose from. So when nice ones come along they usually go high like this coin did.