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Mad Marty Sample Slab Charity Auction IS BACK! and it's over already!!

MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
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The new slabs have arrived! I'm putting up 10 for charity auction tonight. These are French Mariannes from the Universal Expo in 1889 and 1878. There are only 5 of each!
Our charity this time is the "Shoes for Kids Project" out of Port Charlotte, Florida. This group provides shoes for homeless kids. You guys have never let me down yet. Remember there are only 5 of each of these and that's it!!!
Here they are!!

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If you want this one here is the link to E-Bay, $75 free shipping.

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[If you want this one here is the link to E-Bay, $75 free shipping.
It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    autentification?


    Shouldn't you be calling these minor-error slabs as well?
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭


    << <i>autentification?


    Shouldn't you be calling these minor-error slabs as well? >>



    At least everything on the front is OK!!!image
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,769 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very, very image



    Stefanie
    CoinsAreFun Pictorials Album FOR SALE
    .
    CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
    .
    Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
    .
    More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC FOR SALE
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,326 ✭✭✭✭✭
    not intended for "autentification"

    with an "authenticated" hologram right under it.



    I love the OP's gift. Wish ANACS would get their act together.
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭


    << <i>not intended for "autentification"

    with an "authenticated" hologram right under it.



    I love the OP's gift. Wish ANACS would get their act together. >>



    They are samples! Even NGC (when they did the samples) made errors...
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,769 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>autentification? >>








    It coulda been worse...................image




    Stefanie
    CoinsAreFun Pictorials Album FOR SALE
    .
    CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
    .
    Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
    .
    More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC FOR SALE
  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭
    I will be bidding. Gotta love the spelling error.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Friggan E-Bay, won't let me do a BIN if there are multiple quanities!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • holeinone1972holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭
    Don't forget your 30 % msn discount. LOL

    image
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    BTW, when each of the 5 coins have bids, I'll end the auction!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    Madmarty, you should have just put up a bst thread. People know you well enough to send $75 and it would have saved the fees. If the 10 aren't gone in a few days i'll probably through a bid in. I still got my weenie coin!
    Want to buy an auction catalog for the William Hesslein Sale (December 2, 1926). Thanks to all those who have helped us obtain the others!!!

  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    As far as BINs on multiple items...I know that must be possible somehow, as I've purchased multiple items from a BIN auction recently!

    As far as you ending the auction when you get 5 bids...that's odd. This is not a 'snipe' situation, then? I'm in for one of each, right now. To heck with the spending freeze.

    I want authenticated french medals that are not intended for autentification. From a madman. Or rather...MadMarty.


    I'm not sure how you are going to end the auction early as well as sell the items. Does it work that way?

    [edit] *slap* Oh right. Yep.

  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭


    << <i>As far as you ending the auction when you get 5 bids...that's odd >>



    I agree. I dont get that logic. Let them sell for what they sell for which might really be in the $100-150 range each.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>not intended for "autentification"

    with an "authenticated" hologram right under it.



    I love the OP's gift. Wish ANACS would get their act together. >>



    Well there you go!

    They misspelled AUTHENTIFICATED!
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
  • TexasNationalsTexasNationals Posts: 3,837 ✭
    Marty picked up one of each, as I always do when I see them, there is only 1 left, so someone snag it.



    No more NCG, now we need a PCGS coin, then PCI, then SGS, I would love to have a SGS MS-70 to add to the Marty collection.



    << As far as you ending the auction when you get 5 bids...that's odd >>

    Hey, I want to own one of each, limited edition, some will just have to miss out!image
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Well they are all gone! Thanks to everyone who got one.

    What happened is I wanted to do a fixed price auction and screwed up and did a regular auction. Don't worry there will be others, and some of those like the HK-222s will run the course! I am leaving out of town Sat, so if they are paid for before then I can ship them right out!

    Again thanks!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • SeaEagleCoinsSeaEagleCoins Posts: 3,262 ✭
    Hey Marty... never a problem when you are selling, especially for a good cause...

    After all... we all love you, your low-ball set and your wild weenie...image


    Coins that is...Registry...imageimage


    Now go put some shoes on those kid's feet...imageimageimageimage



    PS...our best regards to that crazy chicken!!!
    Re: Slabbed coins - There are some coins that LIVE within clear plastic and wear their labels with pride... while there are others that HIDE behind scratched plastic and are simply dragged along by a label. Then there are those coins that simply hang out, naked and free image
  • ModernCoinMartModernCoinMart Posts: 339 ✭✭
    That's very nice of you Marty! Good job! image
  • beartracks42beartracks42 Posts: 2,834 ✭
    Paid!!image
    Gary
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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    Yay. Paid.

    This may be my first item from the insane Martin. As these are french tokens, I guess that would be "In Seine".

    (I did not have it in my heart to buy a low-ball morgan and crack it out. I wanted to leave those for registry folks.)

  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,188 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats Marty:

    This close similarity of the French and US Mint medal (and/or proposed design) is quite interesting.

    A comparison of the 1878 French Expo medal obverse design versus the William Barber 1878 $5 pattern shortly before his death.

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