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Can anyone tell me why this group of CWTs sold for so much?

seanqseanq Posts: 8,733 ✭✭✭✭✭
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The auction was on my radar because of the clip, but I've been dabbling in CWTs a bit lately as there are many great repunching errors and incomplete planchets to find. I suspect the very primitive looking coin, top row second from the left, might be the reason but I'd like confirmation (or a correction).


Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not sure as I don't see anything but commoners as these aren't high on the rarity scale.

    Seller did extremely well on some of his exonumia lots and I'm scratching my head on a lot of lots! image

    Why would someone pay $162.00 for this circulated cleaned and damaged R-1 HT20 imageimage
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  • ShortgapbobShortgapbob Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭
    I don't think that was a ton of money for 8 tokens......less than $25 each, and some of them have a little grade. I think Littleton is paying like $20-22 each wholesale for nice, problem-free tokens.
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  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,191 ✭✭✭✭
    Maybe the one with the curved clipped planchet and the one with the massive obverse die break commanded a small premium...

    Although, I thought stuff like this was relatively common on these CWTs as they often pushed the dies to the point of shattering.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seems like a fair price both ways.
    What's the problem?
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