Dang it... I think I may have paid too much on two coins off of ebay.

I bought two coins off of ebay and I am unsure if the coins were cleaned or if the markings on the coin are just from wear and tear.

heres the listing http://www.ebay.com/itm/231014043991

Do you think I made a poor purchasing decision? Im still somewhat new to buying coins off of ebay.

 

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What's so special about them? Why $11.00? I know nothing about Canadian Coins except what they call Dots

 

I actually paid 7.00 for them(Shipping Included). It was one that you placed an offer. I still may have overpaid though.

 

It was a cheap lesson, though, so I wouldn't get TOO bent out of shape over it. The 1964 is silver, the 1968 doesn't look like it is, so you overpaid by a few dollars. Not the end of the world, IMO.

 

If memory serves me right still - 68's came in 50% silver and then nickle. See if a magnet sticks to it to see if it's nickle.

 

And 64 looks like a PL coin with cameo devices - so if 68 is 50% silver and with the PL 64 cameo I'de say 7$ was about right.

 

You can't buy lunch for seven bucks these days. Don't sweat it.

 

To me, just look like circulated coins. I think that the scratches, bumps, etc. are just indicative of circulation.

 

Along the lines of what Markus said, and if memory serves me correctly, only part of the 68 mintage contained silver and while the rest had none, with no simple identifiers provided to tell which is which (believe it or not, people will set 68s aside for the sole reason of trying to pass then off as silver, often mixed in junk lots). Beyond scrap and a few select issues, I'm not terribly familair with Canadian coinage, but the price does strike me as high, especially if the 68 isn't a silver content version. With that said though, we're talking $7 here, so worst-case scenario, you would've just received a very, very, very inexpensive lesson.

 

Inexpensive lessons are easy to absorb. When you've had a few 'aw crap moments' that cost you a few bucks (because you didn't do your homework) that really smarts........but you tend to remember where you went wrong and you learn from it.

 

If all of my numismatic lessons only cost me $11, I'd be doing alright.

Cheap lesson, my friend!

 

If you have to ask, you shouldn't have bought it.