GreatCollections bidders being........ GreatCollections bidders

Dang man, you are younger than my wife, and she's a baby.

 

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That is quite a nice coin. While $75 may seem over the top for a 1965 in MS (SP) 66, and it most cases it is, it is waived when the buyer really cares about the coin and greatly wants it. I think many people on GC have more money than they know what to do with, and they spend it on stuff like this, but you do occasionally get the diehard collector that loves what they buy to the Andromeda and back.

LOL, I need to find out how the toning occurred like this! There's some weirdly serious money to be made.

 

More Missed Items - and this one is kinda.... weirdly shocking!


1956, PF-68 RD, 4 coins - total $110 with Buyer's Fee. CDNs of $260/360, and individual coins were selling for $35+ tonight. Mine were $27.50 each, aka likely an easy $200.


1982-P Nickel, MS66, $20 w/Buyer's Fee. CDNs of $70/95. Scarce date in MS that I could easily get $50-60 out of from one of my LCS's.


1955 Dime, PF69 NGC, $70.50 w/Buyer's Fee. CDNs of $120/155.


1897-S Half, Good Details (Scratches) $52 w/Buyer's Fee

G-4 bid is $120 while AG-3 is $70. It's a rare date so I should be able to get AG bid, maybe a little more.


(1975)-D Type 1 Bicentennial Dollar, "The Lost Year" - MS65 NGC, $25 w/Buyer's Fee.

CDNs are $30/40, not one I'd take to the LCS but possibly one I could turn a quick 20% on, or maybe a $35 sale. Still in the large dollar category, weirdly popular to be a clad dollar coin.

If I come across as bragging, I don't mean to, as I probably have to some people. I am rather showcasing what many people have missed, especially ones who bid unreasonable amounts on other coins that have CDN numbers significantly less than what the coins go for.

I do also like to hear what you guys have to say, so it's a win-win either way.

I may have to get more of those PF 68 RD's though.....

 

@The Half Dime I enjoy reading about your finds so keep posting!

 

As far as the cents, it looks like sheet is just too high as there are some eBay sales below $25

 

Will do! As long as there are more deals there, I'll showcase them every Sunday. I'm generally on there spending quite a bit on new additions, as lurking only in the 40's and 50's proof coins won't do me much good, part of why you're seeing many firsts, such as the Barber.

Likely so - or it may be an overlooked category. On GC, you could easily pay $50 or more for the same coin.

They averaged about $34.25 for the first 10 coins I pulled up, so overall I didn't do too bad. Still a decent profit.

 

This week there was 1 more coin that I got, this one being more of a keeper than a seller.

It's something I wouldn't really expect to sell, as I paid $13 for it, but where else are you gonna get one of these Seated dimes slabbed for only $13? A first in Seated coins, may be the last for a while depending on what I find.

 

This week, there were a lot of excruciatingly exhausting stingy bidders. I predict that some bidders do this simply for the pleasure of winning, but below are the few pieces in which they made fools out of themselves tonight, especially when they're paying $40+ for a $10 coin.


1956 Type 2, PF 69 NGC, CDNs of $220/285, selling on Ebay from $135 to $250, paid $120 w/Buyer's Fee.


Fr. 1267, 15 Cent Columbia, Legacy G-6, $19 w/Buyer's Fee. CDNs for VG8 are $50/70, so this is probably a $25-40 note.


Fr. 1271, 15 Cents, Legacy VG8, $19 w/Buyer's Fee. CDNs of $50/70. And yes, this is no joke.


Fr. 1271, 15 Cents, Legacy G-6. Likely another $25-40 note like the 1267.

Sometimes you sit back and wonder how things like this got missed. PF69 Franklin halves seem to be quite popular within one of GC's most bid-on categories, but currency? You generally can't find a Greysheet deal on currency when on GC. That's where a lot of 'warriors' hang out and pay ridiculous amounts for silver certificate with CPGs of under $10.

The common denominator in all 3 of the notes I won is that they're all straight-graded with no problems. I don't like straight-graded currency with "minor" problems, as that should give it a Details grade. Thankfully my standards were met once everything else turmoiled, and it paid off good.

I'm hoping next week is dealer-friendly, but ya never know.

 

Whether I'm an idiot or not remains to be determined, but i was thrilled to finally get my 1869-S F-102 Seated Dime in this auction. In my opinion the coin has no business being in a straight graded holder (can't post pics. yet: but is in archive at G.C.) but I have been after a 102 for so many years I had begun to think they didn't actually exist. James

 

You wouldn't be an idiot at all. If you've been chasing the F-102 for years, and now have one, you should congratulate yourself on conquering a years-long task. Looks like only 2 or 3 have sold there, meaning it's likely either very rare or most of the surviving examples are off the market. In all honesty, I think you did good.