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Is this crazy money for a PCGS sample??
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I will be watching this auction closely. If this date-holder combo is unique, It wouldn't surprise me if it realized $500+.
<< <i>Is this crazy money for a PCGS sample?? >>
Since it's you asking the question, I'll say yes.
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This seller is a genius up until today I couldn't picture the terms "super rare" and "roosevelt dime" fitting in the same sentence.
<< <i>This seller is a genius up until today I couldn't picture the terms "super rare" and "roosevelt dime" fitting in the same sentence. >>
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Looking at the "bid history", it also appears as if bidder m***e ( 580 is a bit naïve on bidding practices by entering such a large bid so soon in the bidding process which then allowed bidder z***z ( 1092 to nickel dime him thereby forcing another couple of dumb bids.
The name is LEE!
6 bidders so far - and the snipers haven't had their chance yet.
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<< <i>Is it crazy money? Stupid money? Cheap? Depends whom you ask. >>
+1
it could easily be argued that most numismatic items are overpriced when compared to their "face" value.
i personally wouldn't pay that much for this piece but for some for other slab types i would/will.
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<< <i>I've never understood the collecting of plastic. If there was a coin worth while inside, maybe, but please..... >>
I have family members who don't understand the collecting of little metal disks either.....But I just smile and go about my business with the assumption that nobody is harmed.
<< <i>Never mind....just find it hard to fathom this slab going for $525!! Hope the buyer knows how to swim. >>
That is a lot of dough for some plastic and a couple of grams of silver...
But to each his own.
I just hope that Lakes is not spending our Club money!!!
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<< <i>I've never understood the collecting of plastic. If there was a coin worth while inside, maybe, but please..... >>
I have family members who don't understand the collecting of little metal disks either.....But I just smile and go about my business with the assumption that nobody is harmed.
Not any more.
Although there are some samples I would pay $500 for.....
Items like this make me shake my head in amazement. I wouldn't pay more than melt for it. It does absolutely nothing for me.
To each his own.
Sampleslabs.com considers this 'scarce', as there are 2 with this cert # (the 1.1 and 1.2, the coin in the auction being a 1.2, and "scarcer" than the 1.1), and the first one surfaced in '04, but I don't believe any sample slab collector would think it's $525 worth of scarce. For you sample slab collectors, PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong (or agree if the final price is crazy), but I just don't see this being worth the final price, proof coin or not, 1.2 or not. Though, with Cameron stating "I imagine it will be as hard to locate as PCGS 1 and would be a highlight in a PCGS sample slab collection. Keep your eyes open for this type!"....I can't imagine that, well, $525 for this sample, c'mon......
Would a sample slab collector PLEASE chime in, and let us know whether our jaws should be hitting the floor, our heads shaking, or IS this particular sample worth this kind of $$???? I just can't believe, in any perfect world, this sample slab being worth what it brought.
edited...if Lakes doesn't think it's worth it, then my question has been answered
As a sample "type" slab it's not. But, if you're doing a date run of that sample type and it's the first one with that date that's been offered in a long time, if ever, then there is going to be spirited bidding.
I was willing to pay 2X the usual price - others obviously valued it more highly.
Two "Nuclear Snipes" collided in the atmosphere over eBay Headquarters this afternoon as two very determined individuals took part in a Nuclear Exercise to determine exactly who was the better man. Two "Monstrous Bids" were placed at exactly 2 second before a listing for a supposed "Rare Sample Slab" listing ended thereby preventing counterbids such as what had occurred on 4/21 and earlier this morning. Obviously, both parties in the conflagration were convinced of the rarity of the item they sought!
Only one casualty was identified and whether he was killed outright or is in the local Credit Union recovering from wounds sustained in the fire fight is unknown. Reliable sources state that the last thing the casualty said before pressing that "RED" fire button was "I'm going to wipe this smug bast*rd off this listing if its the last thing I do! That slab is mine! NOT HIS! I-E-E-E-E! The source also stated that the coin would more than likely be returned to the original owner once the anesthesia of the Bidding War, wore off.
Interested parties watched in wonder as the Nuclear Encounter unfolded. They knew exactly what the outcome would be, they simply did not know how high the Nuclear Cloud would rise above the eBay Headquarters. All reports seem to indicate that the cloud was beyond what anybody had expected and that the effects will linger for days over the Mountain View based Auction Companies Headquarters. Customer Support is preparing to be called in at the last minute as it fully expects it will be needed to make an accurate determination on whether or not the casualty actually "meant" to key in the winning amount or did the "wrong" amount get entered by some unknown computer force.
The name is LEE!
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Not any more.
Although there are some samples I would pay $500 for.....
Yeah as it looks like there's a new Sheriff Simpleton of Samples in town!
Prediction ... buyer's remorse activates during the return period and the coin is returned and then offered to the underbidder, who declines. Then it's back on eBay with an auction and healthy BIN at the start.
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I'm guessing it's the 1957 Dime that brought this money because I had mine up for 10 days twice (it failed to sell the first time at $125). That's the only logical explanation.
<< <i>19Lyds: well done! >>
I'm LMAO!
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