Nice Post! Yes things are changing...I'm bullish on nice original 1/2's like that 02-S I sold you. I don't mind owning them for the long term. We both have the same tastes in Circ Barbers. But you would be surprised as there are quite a few collectors that prefer light grey coins like that 14. As far as my AU set I Iike lottsa luster...and love when it is accentuated with light pastels!
@amwldcoin said:
Curious if you would have bought that 14 half I pictured I bought as a Buy it Now?
BTW I have sold many of the coins I bought from you at a reasonable profit!
Yeah, I have seen my coins get immediately relisted on Ebay after I sell them. Sometimes sellers get a bit more with a fixed price. Sometimes the coin languishes for a long time because the fixed price is too high. I figure it all works out in the end...well, I used to, not so much anymore.
Darrell, you definitely have a good eye for the Barbers, but that 1914 didn't quite have the look I like. Not even that as much as I now prefer AU or MS coins. Here is a coin (PCGS VF25) you sold me a long time back that has the look: This was the lowest graded coin in my PCGS registry set, but I couldn't find a nicer one in a higher grade.
You know, markets change, the dynamics of everything changes eventually, and the state of the coin market IS just what it is. It is probably wasted energy to fight it or complain about it. Acceptance is key.
I still find a lot of beautiful coins these days. Now, I know that it just means that for most every coin I buy, I will probably lose some money for the privilege of owning it.
P.S. This is how a VF20-25 coin looked when I started collecting. It still had a lot of meat on it.
I would usually expect to sell PCGS or NGC coins around what the PCGS coinfacts indicates market is for them. Cac, probably a reasonable premium, 10% or so unless it is a tough to get sticker. Anacs or ICG, reasonable pricing is based on the quality of the coin with Greysheet in mind, also what they have been selling at over the last 90 or so days.
I would say a good 95% of coins offered on ebay are cleaned or have some other impairment. The 1914 Half seen in this thread has been cleaned. Not terrible but certainly not original.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
The coin will certainly grade...sure it might have been dipped 30-50 years ago! In today's world a properly dipped coin is not considered cleaned! More late 19th and 20th century coins are like this than not! You know and I know!
@mr1874 said:
I would say a good 95% of coins offered on ebay are cleaned or have some other impairment. The 1914 Half seen in this thread has been cleaned. Not terrible but certainly not original.
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Nice Post! Yes things are changing...I'm bullish on nice original 1/2's like that 02-S I sold you. I don't mind owning them for the long term. We both have the same tastes in Circ Barbers. But you would be surprised as there are quite a few collectors that prefer light grey coins like that 14. As far as my AU set I Iike lottsa luster...and love when it is accentuated with light pastels!
I would usually expect to sell PCGS or NGC coins around what the PCGS coinfacts indicates market is for them. Cac, probably a reasonable premium, 10% or so unless it is a tough to get sticker. Anacs or ICG, reasonable pricing is based on the quality of the coin with Greysheet in mind, also what they have been selling at over the last 90 or so days.
I would say a good 95% of coins offered on ebay are cleaned or have some other impairment. The 1914 Half seen in this thread has been cleaned. Not terrible but certainly not original.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
The coin will certainly grade...sure it might have been dipped 30-50 years ago! In today's world a properly dipped coin is not considered cleaned! More late 19th and 20th century coins are like this than not! You know and I know!