Okay, let's have a contest involving the infamous $39,100 Lincoln - with prize!
Russ
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As many of you know, the renowned PCGS 1963 PR70DCAM Lincoln is back at auction again. The first time around, it sold for $39,100 with the juice.
Here is the auction - as of this post it is already over $7,000 with buyer's premium.
Guess the final selling price, including the juice. One guess per person, and edited posts will be disqualified. Whoever comes the closest without going over, wins! All guesses must be in by Wednesday, 12.31.03 at 8 PM Pacific time. That's seven days from close of internet bidding. Any posted after that will be disqualified. In the event the coin has a reserve and doesn't sell, the contest is void.
The prize: A PCGS graded PR68 Accented Hair Kennedy Half Dollar. Note: It's a dog, though. Shouldn't be in a 68 holder. I want it the hell out of my stash, so I'm unloading it on some poor schmuck unfortunate enough to win this contest.
Have at it.
Note: Edited to change contest deadline.
Russ, NCNE
Here is the auction - as of this post it is already over $7,000 with buyer's premium.
Guess the final selling price, including the juice. One guess per person, and edited posts will be disqualified. Whoever comes the closest without going over, wins! All guesses must be in by Wednesday, 12.31.03 at 8 PM Pacific time. That's seven days from close of internet bidding. Any posted after that will be disqualified. In the event the coin has a reserve and doesn't sell, the contest is void.
The prize: A PCGS graded PR68 Accented Hair Kennedy Half Dollar. Note: It's a dog, though. Shouldn't be in a 68 holder. I want it the hell out of my stash, so I'm unloading it on some poor schmuck unfortunate enough to win this contest.
Have at it.
Note: Edited to change contest deadline.
Russ, NCNE
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Thanks for the chance!
-JamminJ
My grandson will love the "dog"....
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How about how much the is the coin's reserve ?
stewart
But I still contend it's only worth $5.
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<< <i>Read the description. No flaws to be found... >>
I would want it for a grade guarantee...they'd have to downgrade it and gimme money!!
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I don't think it is going to sell.
Wondercoin
Cameron Kiefer
or
it has a chance of not selling as it might not meet its reserve
michael
(Just making sure I don't win that dog Kennedy!)
Hmmm... $43,111
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"Exactly."
The current owner will pay $16,500 to get rid of it, to anyone who bids on it.
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It doesn't matter whether you think the price it sold for originallly was too little or too much. It is wrong to put down a coin thats being offered for sale-even if you think its just harmless guessing. Dealers (especially) should know better than to make any comments.
I do know all about this coins history and what it looks like. I do not know who bought the coin nor do I have any interest in it, but I do NOT like seeing people who are not in the market for that coin make comments that could hurt the coins value. Its more of an ethical issue. This isn't a million dollar coin that you can play over under on.
Show some respect and put yourself in the collectors shoes. Do you really want to read your coin probably won't sell BEFORE the auction? Thats plain RUDE!
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I'm going with $28,750.00 with the BP. {I don't think it will get that close!
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You know as well as I do that the value of this coin has been determined by the insert on the slab and not by the coin itself, please explain to me why this is healthy for the collecting community? To me the only possible unethical issue in the resale of this coin again is the possible overgrading of this coin due to an obvious change in it since it was holdered. I see no mention of that in the current description of this coin. Are you saying its ok to sell this coin with that insert?
The fact that the coin is up for sale is irrelevant. It's either OK to trash someone's coin or not.
BTW, it wouldn't surprise me if the seller is selling because of comments that he or she read on this Forum. So you could argue that the knife cuts both ways. Maybe we inspired the consignor cut his or her losses. (Edited to say that if that's the case, the consignor is obviously grateful for our collective input.) Surely the consignor would not expect us to turn silent as soon as the coin was placed on the auction block.
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