When it's too good to be true!

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Old Texas Reb, Dec 12, 2017.

  1. Old Texas Reb

    Old Texas Reb Member

    There is a long time Coin World advertiser who has been offering "premium quality brilliant uncirculated" US Morgan dollars on a regular basis.

    Even though I'm a world coin specialist, I do buy nice US material once in awhile if I can get a good price. One of the coins I own is a MS 60 1900-S dollar. This guy has been offering the same coin in his dollar section at $175 for years. The same coin currently trends in the Coin World monthly for $300 in MS 60 and it has been higher.

    I guess it all depends on what you define "PQBU" as. IMO, a MS 63 would be needed to meet this definition. This is not a new thing. Many Coin World advertisers have been doing this for a long time.

    There's no substitute for buying coins sight-seen!
     
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  3. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    I would imagine that either he bought a bag cheaply and is comfortable with the profit margin, or he is passing sliders as BU. My gut would go with the latter.
     
  4. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Do you really think that Coin World would be dumb enough to "trend" a coin close to the same price that one of their advertisers is asking for it?

    Chris
     
  5. micbraun

    micbraun coindiccted

    That’s a specifically vague example of an oxymoron! ;-)
     
  6. fish4uinmd

    fish4uinmd Well-Known Member

    There's no substitute for buying coins sight-seen![/QUOTE]
    And this is one of the reasons we embrace going to the shows and supporting
    our favorite dealers.
     
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  7. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Might be the same guy but there is one that has been offering BU 1884 S Morgans for years for just several hundred dollars.
     
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