Am I seeing something?

Was browsing through estate auctions and something in this box caught my eye...

Worth the drive?

 

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Seated liberty. Who knows, could be a replica.

 

Is that a proof seated liberty dollar? I have ZERO experience with these, but it looks almost too good to be real. I also see some Lincoln's, Buffalo nickel and are those large cents?

Definitely worth investigating further IMO.

-LTB

 

A bright shiny penny!!!!

 

I'm gonna go check it out tomorrow after class. It's not far from me at all, literally a 5 minute drive from my house, so it can't really hurt...

 

99.9999999999999999999999% its a replica,put there for someone to see,and come in to look at it.Being in sales at one time.If I got the salesman in the front door of your house,there was a 85% chance you would buy something.worth the drive,make sure you get that shiny penny.it looks like a keeper

 

There's a few other coins they have from this estate that look promising. Also some bills, but I don't know jack about bills.

BTW, I don't have much experience with Seated Liberty's, and I am currently unable to find my one that I own... what should I be looking for in regards to verifying or debunking it's authenticity?

 

I have an "auction" house near by,that I use to buy from. you know "estate" sellers.then I spotted them at a coin show,buying coins.I rarely ever see an actual "estate" sale of coins..here...or anywhere.lately.Nut they so exist.always by the stuff cheap.

There is an auction house that is nearby,I need to check into it again.it is held in a metal half circle barn..that was fun.

 

I have to agree 100%.

Doesn't look like it's a dollar, in contrast/comparison to the Jefferson nick right next to it. Regardless, from that image, the lines in the shield look like they were laser cut, they look so sharp. I can't imagine it not being a replica, it just has that look...along with the rather average looking coins it resides with (in regard to the rarity), unless the Buff nick is a 3 legger, and the Lincolns are all '09-S VDB's, or other key dates...it just doesn't look like something that would be in a box with Lincolns and Jeffs.

 

The visible dates don't make this lot look too promising.....though, one never knows what could be lying in those rolls, or, if one of those Buffs is a 3 legger, or an '18/'17-D, or......

 

Ehh, you never know. It's only 5-10 minutes out of my way. Wonder if they'll let me check the rolls.

 

It's worth a 5 min drive but pretty sure that's a replica.
But there still might be good stuff there.
Let us know.

 

The estate sales in my area are dominated mostly by 2 companies.

They are hyena-sharks when it comes to coins and tokens. Everything, regardless of actual grade, is typically priced at or above UNC grade in Red Book. I've even seen Chuck E. Cheese tokens priced like they were treasure.

 

How do you find out about estate sales in your area?

 

Initially it was Craig's list and local online newspaper classifieds. After going to sales each weekend for about a month, I realized that it was the same two companies over and over again. Both had email sign-up lists. I signed-up, and now, both send me advanced notice of their sales each week.

I originally started going because I used to collect vinyl. Estate sales were the easiest and cheapest way to get high-demand near-mint LPs.

 

Do you find any good numismatics at them?

 

IMO, it's more about who the person was, and that increases the likelihood of whether any good numismatics are found.

IMO the probability is higher if the estate belonged to an old person, typically a guy.

Retired military guys and/or vets seem to be ones who were more often collectors. And, also, oddly or not as well, if you see an expansive workshop, more often then not, they were also collectors of some sort.

Maybe it seems like I'm over complicating, but this is just what me and my girlfriend have noticed. She's a bigtime estate sale junkie and also a collector of stuff.

 

5 minutes away, I'd say its worth checking out. I have to drive 10 minutes just to see another moving vehicle...

 

Regret is an awful feeling. I would take the drive. TC

 

Looks like a replica of a proof Seated quarter.