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Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 > Last »   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-04-2005, 09:53 PM   #1 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Does this seem real? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting   12-04-2005, 10:18 PM   #2 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,777 My Mood: One thing I don't get is why they say RARE....I know that the 1956 FE cent is RARE but I have seen many 1957's.... Speedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over   12-04-2005, 10:30 PM   #3 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by Speedy One thing I don't get is why they say RARE....I know that the 1956 FE cent is RARE but I have seen many 1957's.... Speedy What did you link to? That is an 1857 Flying Eagle.   12-04-2005, 10:38 PM   #4 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,777 My Mood: Thats what I mean...sorry about the 9....1857's Speedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over   12-05-2005, 12:50 AM   #5 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Well, if it is real it is increadably under priced for this kind of detail. Ruben Attached Thumbnails     12-05-2005, 12:56 AM   #6 (permalink) samjimmy Coin Hoarder   Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 763 How can it be under priced? It's... an auction. One that isn't... done yet.   12-05-2005, 01:04 AM   #7 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Well, the detail is such that it is hard to figure it it real. Otherwise this looks to me to be a $2,000 coin?   12-05-2005, 01:17 AM   #8 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,578 Quote: Originally Posted by mrbrklyn Well, the detail is such that it is hard to figure it it real. Otherwise this looks to me to be a $2,000 coin? Perhaps, but I doubt it. Especially when you consider that even MS64 examples slabbed by NGC or PCGS often sell for just over $1,000. But to me this coin is AU at best and is likely overbid right now. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-05-2005, 01:34 AM   #9 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP Perhaps, but I doubt it. Especially when you consider that even MS64 examples slabbed by NGC or PCGS often sell for just over $1,000. But to me this coin is AU at best and is likely overbid right now. really, you think so? That looks like Proof details to my untrained eyes. Ruben   12-05-2005, 01:38 AM   #10 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Where do you see wear on this coin?   12-05-2005, 01:47 AM   #11 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Previous Prices from Heritage Auctions Lot Date Grade Service Realized Sale 384, Lot 759 Saturday, September 24, 2005 65 NGC $2,300.00 Sale 382, Lot 5134 Saturday, July 30, 2005 65 NGC $2,415.00 Sale 384, Lot 760 Saturday, September 24, 2005 65 PCGS $2,990.00 Sale 382, Lot 5135 Saturday, July 30, 2005 65 NGC $2,530.00 Sale 382, Lot 5137 Saturday, July 30, 2005 65 PCGS $2,990.00   12-05-2005, 12:54 PM   #12 (permalink) Troodon Coin Collector     Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 1,804 It's pretty rare in this condition, but not very rare on an absolute basis... 17.5 million of them were minted in 1857. Figure some were lost or destroyed, there should still be millions surviving somewhere. Of course rarity isn't everything... the 1950D Jefferson nickel is rarer than this, but since it isn't as old and so many people saved it, it's much easier to find in high condition than this.   12-05-2005, 12:59 PM   #13 (permalink) Troodon Coin Collector     Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 1,804 Quote: Originally Posted by mrbrklyn Where do you see wear on this coin? I can't see any in the picture. If it's real, it's been kept well for the last 148 years. It's lost its luster with age but I don't see any marks or wear on it. I'm no grading expert but would say you're looking at 65 at least. People more expert than me may know better I'm sure, lol, but this looks like an excellent coin to me.   12-05-2005, 05:03 PM   #14 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,777 My Mood: It looks like wear on the eagles head and wings...see where some is more shiny then the rest of the coin...I think that would be a bit of wear.. Speedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over   12-05-2005, 05:34 PM   #15 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,166 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by Speedy It looks like wear on the eagles head and wings...see where some is more shiny then the rest of the coin...I think that would be a bit of wear.. Speedy I wish I could say I see it. I'm going to keep bidding on it. Its so pronounced in its cameo that i thought it might be fake. 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