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Wisconsin High Leaf Quarter Sells for $4,500.

With the US Economy in the dumps and the modern coins are out of favor with many of the "astute" coin collectors, what in the world was someone thinking to pay $4,500.00 for a NGC MS 68 (one of only 8) Wisconsin Extra Leaf High Quarter on Ebay? Ebay #200497619203. Date auction ended : 8/12/10. I could understand it if it had sold a day later maybe... Friday the 13th !! The buyer of course could have bought some high flying stocks instead !! Have a great day collecting the coins that you enjoy !!
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's about $4499 more than I would pay!image
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    thats $4,499.75 more then i woulda paid for it
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,971 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You guys are mean.
    Accurate, but mean.

    peacockcoins

  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 17,031 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What is a PCGS-MS66 worth?

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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's not the holder that it's in...................it's the coin that's in it!!!!
  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Everyone is entitled to what they collect. Me, for that money, I'd go for a cool 19th Seated Liberty Half dollar.
    Tom

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,917 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What would Robert LaFollette say?

    image

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,971 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What would Robert LaFollette say?

    image >>



    What are those newfangled objects flying overhead?!

    peacockcoins

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,917 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lafollette was a great Progressive and was around to appreciate planes- not the Apollo project or the B-1.image

    As for Agriculture- I am certain that he must have met the Secretary of Agriculture during the Harding Administration which was Henry C. Wallace. The only reason I mention Wallace is because of the corn on the Wisconsin quarter-

    It was Henry C. Wallace's son, Henry Agard Wallace that was the founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred and in the last century, he probably did more for corn than anyone ever. He was also Secretary of Agriculture for 8 years before becoming Vice President

    Changed to Pioneer

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  • AmigoAmigo Posts: 966
  • AmigoAmigo Posts: 966

    I for one would gladly have paid 4500 if I thought it was really a MS 68 coin. Problem is that NGC has been all over the spectrum grading these things and it's not worth the risk without seeing the coin in hand.
  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    I can only think of about 10,000 different coins that I would rather spend that kind of dough on.
    image...There's always time for coin collecting. image
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree with dizzyfoxx.......and could probably think of 20,000 or more!!!
  • pitbosspitboss Posts: 8,643 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I for one would gladly have paid 4500 if I thought it was really a MS 68 coin. Problem is that NGC has been all over the spectrum grading these things and it's not worth the risk without seeing the coin in hand. >>



    Knowing how NGC graded these coins early on, I would doubt that it should be graded that high.

    I have a ANACS graded MS 67 that I bet is every bit as nice as the NGC 68.
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,417 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>With the US Economy in the dumps and the modern coins are out of favor with many of the "astute" coin collectors, what in the world was someone thinking to pay $4,500.00 for a NGC MS 68 (one of only 8) Wisconsin Extra Leaf High Quarter on Ebay? Ebay #200497619203. Date auction ended : 8/12/10. I could understand it if it had sold a day later maybe... Friday the 13th !! The buyer of course could have bought some high flying stocks instead !! Have a great day collecting the coins that you enjoy !! >>



    Anyone with $4500 fer a kerter prolly has enuf already invested in stocks.
    theknowitalltroll;

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