I got the stuff (link here), and first thing I did was tell seller that I'd forward to him a few more $ - I think he didn't know what he had. At least 3 are Proof coins (edit: maybe not), a dozen more are either Proofs or MS escapees. Some pics comin' (try to get them right-side-up this time here; otherwise, just stand on your head )
Wow, I knew there was a lot of hate for clad coinage, but usually you can at least get close to face value... I'll bet if he'd put SILVER in the title (since there's at least one silver dime in the lot), he would've gotten more bidders. BTW, those 1967 Jeffs may be SMS material, but there were no proofs that year. The 1975-S was proof-only, so you called that one correctly.
I'm definitely not the guy to ask (as far as SMS vs. regular strike). All I know is that there were no proof sets from 1965 to 1967, and after that annual proofs were struck with an S mint mark. (It started getting complicated in 1979 or so with SBAs and commemoratives.)
The 1975-S proof nickel is impaired and worth face value. I don't believe the 1972-D dime or 1954-S cent are proofs. I agree the value of the lot is more than the winning bid, but the shipping is a lot, and no extra money is required. How much is the face value of the lot? Shipping is listed as $6.95.
I don't think that was a reflection of moderns rather just the reality of doing eBay auctions these days. Very few sellers can get good prices with 99 cent auctions and being a random assortment of a lot of different series usually doesn't do that well anyway. Plus with the 7 dollar shipping he built in a cushion for weak bidding for himself
That's rough... the end price and shipping together is what, a little over a buck top of face? As baseball said, though; it wasn't the wisest way to list. Still, it should be an inexpensive lesson for him. Note the date on two of the three.
What's the damage on the 75 S there MK? Think any of them are over FV? (remember, my bad pics can make a UNcleaned '44 S look cleaned ) I think they're all from MS's. A couple were still in ms plastic, inside flip (now, still in ms plastic, right-sized flip) Is Proof-Like an official / recognized grade?
It's not so much the damage, but the fact that it appears circulated. The other nickel proofs don't show that. Proof is not a grade but a method of manufacture. A proof grade can be any number.
