I Was Outbid... by a landslide! 1859 One Dollar Gold MS62

itsnotjustme

This 1859 $1G just sold on E-bay for a whopping $910! I bid a little over $410, and expected to be outbid, but not by this amount. It sold recently at Heritage for $488. Heritage Auction Photos were not as flattering. For file size I am not sticking the big Heritage photos in the thread. Heritage

E-Bay Photos

STONE

Do you have any predictions why the final bid reached so high?

itsnotjustme

I think the e-bay photos were much more forgiving than Heritage's so I think the e-bay winner (and underbidder) feel the coin is a strong upgrade candidate..... by 2 points even. My grey sheet is a little old, but $910 happens to be exactly the bid on an MS64.

JupitarCoins

No way is that coin a 64. Imho

fc

typical rattler fever combined with a lack of being able to grade from
pictures?

crypto79

<< <i>I think the e-bay photos were much more forgiving than Heritage's so I think the e-bay winner (and underbidder) feel the coin is a strong upgrade candidate..... by 2 points even. My grey sheet is a little old, but $910 happens to be exactly the bid on an MS64. >>



which it will never make with that scratch across its cheek

ziggy29

Why don't these bidders find the stuff I've sold in the past?

adamlaneus

I wonder what that discoloration in the field is? Big patch on the obverse, some on the reverse too.

Fountainhead

'Scuse me, I'm not fond of these coins, but I'm even less fond of coins with spots and gold with silvery toning. I hope whoever bought it is REAL fond of it, 'cause my guess is he's gonna have it for a long long time.

asheland

It's nice indeed! The rattler helps.
That is high, though.