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Other 4 coins I got from PCGS

Nothing to crazy....but I like them

 

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WOW!! Absolutely beautiful.

 

Missed getting this one when they came out.
Over paying again.....:devil:

 

I thought that was the definition of coin collecting. Lovely coin also.

 

This is probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen. And those are also the most insane pennies I have ever seen!!! That's just awesome!!!

 

Two new tokens.

 

eBay Gamble

In an effort to find nice coins that are overlooked on eBay, I sometimes take gambles. I find coins sold by Sellers that either don't specialize in coins, don't know how to photograph coins, or don't have a lot of feedback.
In this case, I hit the trifecta!! :hail: ...note the Seller's name (duviosgangsta)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320951298928?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

When I do this, sometimes I get screwed. However, I've also received some incredibly nice coins. I bought an 1860 Pointed Bust Indian Head cent for $80 that NGC slabbed MS65! I hope I didn't get screwed in this case. There's also a "chance" it could grade MS65 or higher...which would be nice pickup!

What do you think? ...would you bid on an auction like this?

I'll post clear pics when I get the coin. If it looks nice enough, I'll have it graded and post the results. :thumb:

 

the army navy token is interesting. I have seen one near here and have wondered about it. Do you happen to know it's rarity? Of course, the one I have seen has a hole and could be fake.

 

Nice clash marks (I love die cracks and clash marks!). I don't know early halves...is that one of the overdate varieties?

 

Both of the tokens I posted are R1, so not rare at all. Though, somewhat scarce in this condition.

 

got this one from member northkorea on trade
could someone attribute it?

 

yeah, yakpoo, that is a good strategy, one that I use as well. with your purchase, since it comes in the plastic with papers from GSA, I would say you can't go wrong with that auction. I don't know whether it would grade MS65 +, but I would say thats a good gamble.

one other thing to look for on overlooked coins is errors in the listings. I found this one today, I thought I had a chance to get it for a steal, but apparently someone else picked up on it also. see anything wrong with this. - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&autorefresh=true&item=251114443318&nma=true&rt=nc&si=SfRRrnlTymjTWZR0mkbpvkVFZ2c%3D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Who would have searched for a 1947 mercury dime LOL

Also, since this is a post your latest acquisitions thread, I picked up a 1945-S Mercury NGC MS67 the other day. not the greatest pictures, but it looks like it could be nice.

 

Been looking for a nice AU58 Washington for quite a while now, found one a couple of weeks ago and just got around to imaging it.

 

I keep searching for the elusive 1945-P Mercury dime with FBL. I've found a few raw ones that come close, but no cigar. I look for old, partial collections with Uncs in the 1940's...things other people overlook.

 

Picked these up yesterday.
Anyone know how the Jefferson would have gotten toned like that?

 

That Jefferson is exactly what I need! As for the toning? I have had the same kind of toning from a proof set I cut out of.

 

I had to see if you were paying attention Greg Glad you snagged it!

 

So I'm kind of on a Mercury Dime buying binge on eBay right now. I just picked this up - the sellers photo. Something weird happened during the auction though. I was on my ipad and I bid, but was below the high bid with a few seconds left, so I went to bid the next highest amount, but I saw the auction tick down from 2 seconds left, to 1 second, to "ended", which is when I was able to press "confirm bid", and it went through. The end time of the auction was 18:18:52, and my final bid was 18:18:52. I have seen bids placed the last second before, but haven't seen one with 0 seconds left. Has that ever happened to anyone here? http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p4340.l2565&rt=nc&item=390440315357

 

Just won this.