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Freeman 32 on Ebay

MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭
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I have been watching a British penny (1861 F32 graded VF by the seller) on the bay. It just closed for $1675. I know it is a rare variety, but ZOWIE.

Chris

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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,988 ✭✭✭
    Wowza. Penny collecting has gotten insane. It was not even advertised as such, so there are a lot of alert folks out there.

    I sure hope the halfpenny series goes moonbound some day. They are quite a bit rarer than the pennies as a whole.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,844 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am not sure what to make of it- it would be nice at a time like this to know who the bidders were

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bet the seller had no idea what he had and is probably in pleasant shock.

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  • MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭


    << <i>I bet the seller had no idea what he had and is probably in pleasant shock. >>



    That's my guess too. He most likely thought he had a $20 coin.

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  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    I wonder if the seller had listed it as a F32 if it would have made quite as much?

    Perhaps the bidders got a bit carried away with making and trying to win an un-attributed "find".

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