In some of the listings of an ebay seller called Jeffscoins, I have noticed in the description that he tells a fairy tale about how he obtained the coins at an old house loaded with money. I can tell this is a joke because: 1. He shows a picture of the house, but not the actual hoard itself. 2. This hoard never made numismatic news. Bidiots gonna bid.
Found an example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Ounce-OZ-...306756?hash=item3f52ee93c4:g:XiMAAOSwPgxVMVT7 Brings up another two things: Coins from the early 1800s and 1964 are right next to each other. Isn't it convenient that they stopped hoarding in the exact year they made the switch to clad?
I like his grading too - AG?? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1795-Flowin...177785?hash=item43e98d90b9:g:3rYAAOSwWTRWujpj
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1795-Flowin...=item43e98d90b9:g:3rYAAOSwWTRWujpj&rmvSB=true Whoever did this to such a rare coin should have their teeth pulled out of their face.
Umm, no... that was the whole point of hoarding silver for everyone who did it once the switch was made; it wasn't the money but the metal. Up until the fairly recent (in old people years) run, everyone and their grandma had a little stash.
I guess you can't prove whether the story is true or not, but holy hell that was some story. What I don't understand is why people care so much about where the coins sat for 50 years. If you are buying junk silver than you are buying junk silver. What difference does it make if it was sitting in a crate in some abandoned house or whether it was grandma's shoebox?
Because grandma's shoebox or the crate could, maybe just maybe, contain that one special coin worth a fortune. It's just another way to bait a hook and get to those who focus mostly on chasing that almighty deal.
Yeah, I'm thinking the person to blame for that probably died about two centuries ago, and no longer cares what we think.
