I was watching a new pawn stars tonight and a 1652 pine tree was one of the deals. It was already NGC graded as damaged. She wanted $3,000, Rick offered $500 cause its worth $600, she declined and left. Catch the re-airings if you like.
so any realistic value on that coin ? I don't know that Colonial stuff well, but I bet Rick is way low ( as usual). I'd be willing to bet saharacoins would pay more on any coin than these guys. I saw the Silver dollars used, maybe some AU 21's in their "rack". I'm sure they know the Morgans well enough to pull out BU coins. Casino checks would make way more sense for a game like this instead of all ones.
$5 that it was set up months in advance, and she had no intention of selling. It was simply "made for tv, reenacted reality". Anyone ever seen that redneck PI show? Man, that is about the worst acting in history.
On this show, ALL televised transactions are set up in advance. It gives Rick a chance to bone up on the subject so that he can sound like he knows what he's talking about. It also gives him the chance to line up his "experts" to come in. This show is pure scripted drama and nothing else.
It's clearly staged, yet educational and the original of its' genre. I know my US Coins, but not this Colonial stuff....SO WHAT's IT WORTH ?
Look, this is a set up deal for TV. You cannot take a coin in and have them look at it, because they don't go into the store except to film. They hold auditions now. So don't put a lot of stock into what you see. This is entertainment, not reality. IMHO, fromwhat I learned when I took a jaunt down there, gary Do you think people in Las Vegas, play poker in warehouses ? Gimme a break. Only on TV
I just checked the number on NGC and it is an Oak tree sixpence, not a pine tree. Is this the same coin? As far as value, colonials are not like regular US coins with pretty much a set value in different conditions. Given that, my own opinion is that $500 would be pretty low but definitely not a $3000 coin either.
Well I went there and Chumley was working at least. You saw a ton of people paying way too much for junk silver certificates and the like just to show they bought something in the store. The line to get in was an hour wait at 10am. Its actually much smaller store in person as well.
Yes, it was an Oak Tree. Based on the photos it's not in the best of condition, but I still think it's a $1000-$1250 coin, maybe even up to $1500 if someone fell in love with it. The shop was definitely trying to buy it cheap, but the seller wasn't in the ballpark either.
The date was 1652. I would have guessed that. The Shillings were struck over several years but they are all dated 1652. Does everyone know why that is? Here is a link describing this numismatic trivia: http://www.coinsite.com/content/coinpics/1652pts.asp
