I saw something today that made me disgusted. It was not the 1976 $2 bill marked for $50.99, the 1971 Eisenhower Dollar marked for $11.49, or the $2 Canadian bill marked at a mere $15.99. Instead, it was a common 1920 wheat cent in probably VF with plenty of grime. It could've been mine if I had shelled out the $180.99 for it. It has "multiple errors" of course, perhaps making the price the deal of a lifetime. First, I have never known thrift stores to sell coins. Second, who is pricing these things? Certainly no genuine collector! Third, $180.99?! The eBay and Etsy scam has, at last, infected even thrift stores. The cent has been sitting there since May. May it rest in peace there forevermore.
I was in a second hand store last year that was selling 1943 steel cents for $100.00 each, regardless of a mint mark. Only worth about three cents each but now they are out of business. I wonder why.
Workers just went on ebay and looked at the first hits the search returned. Either that or google. Both will often show the high priced items first. This will work for most items, however the coin world has such a high level of crap (just watch late night tv)
I've never obtained anything thrift store oriented regarding coin or medal. They're all way overpriced and as such exposes their ignorance in relation to what we all here hold dear to our hearts.....market pricing. Further more, I've never encountered anything significantly worthy numismatically in the physical 'metal' state. I maintain that there is nothing to be found in this outlet. At least I've never encountered anything special, credible or admirable. However, I have found many worthy numismatic references (books) in these establishments........
The only Ike I've ever paid $12 for was silver... and in it's original mint packaging. That was a long while ago. I think the youtube clickbait has infected most people. If you hop on youtube, you see dozens of thumbnails. One that annoyed me was one of an ordinary 1965 quarter and "if you see this in your change it's worth thousands". Oh boy... People don't realize the dude was talking about the silver planchet ones. I'd be willing to bet something similar happened with the penny.
