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Just Got Back From Lone Star Safety Deposit Box Auction

RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭
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Two patterns worth a total of no more than $4,000 hammered at $11,750.image
Rick Kay
Specializing in 1854 and 1855 large FE patterns

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    JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
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    -George
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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is this the state-run auction? Numismatic items often sell for stupid money in such auctions.
    All glory is fleeting.
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    CoinHuskerCoinHusker Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭
    Every thing is BIGGER (bigger = better) in Texas...





    ...at least they think so.

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    Collecting coins, medals and currency featuring "The Sower"
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    LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,680 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Details, please.
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
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    solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    I went to one of these once - didn't buy anything because it all seemed to be
    going for way over reasonable prices. Haven't been back, since.

    Ken
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    coynclectercoynclecter Posts: 2,111
    I tried bidding for awile but saw everything get way overbid. Another Texas "estate" seller runs on Ebay and everything is shilled to the max.
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    RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Is this the state-run auction? Numismatic items often sell for stupid money in such auctions. >>



    It's a CA unclaimed property auction run by Lone Star Auctioneers. It was a J-743 (standard silver) in a first gen PCGS PR 64 slab and J-1652 metric dollar that looked AT. I figured that, if I could get them for $3k, I'd be happy. I watched this dealer of some sort casually talking to the guy next to him while he continued to raise his hand. Either he was really dumb or he was slamming an unknowing client.

    The one thing that made it worth my time was hearing the noises the bidspotters made when they recognized bids. It sounded like a bunch of sea lions and caracaturized movie characters.
    Rick Kay
    Specializing in 1854 and 1855 large FE patterns

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    ebaytraderebaytrader Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Another Texas "estate" seller runs on Ebay and everything is shilled to the max. >>




    In my experience, state auctions are shilled to the max. The items are actually presold with offers from the appraisers they use.
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    RKKayRKKay Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Another Texas "estate" seller runs on Ebay and everything is shilled to the max. >>




    In my experience, state auctions are shilled to the max. The items are actually presold with offers from the appraisers they use. >>



    That's interesting. Some of the prices yesterday were absolutely insane.
    Rick Kay
    Specializing in 1854 and 1855 large FE patterns

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