I agree on the contemporary counterfeit... it looks nothing like the modern fakes.
I sell similar at the local flea market, four for a buck. Usually sell between 100 and 200 coins a pop.
I agree... but only because the fakes look much better than this coin.
Why not list it on eBay with all the other non-error coins? There's thousands of them that sell for a premium everyday.
Your thumbs are going to look funny.
I dunno... the last show I attended had plenty of VG Barbers for $14-$15... the cheapest bust half in that grade was about $40. The seated halves...
Which means ridiculous auctions like this will be less ridiculous:...
Understand there are two sets of values you're seeing here... what a dealer would pay, and what he would sell for. Of course, there are eBay...
And many others that have seen a lot of Morgans can also. The problem is the casual collector who stops by the flea market and thinks he's getting...
OK... let's finish the statement: "I don't have coins... I have (fill in the blank)".
Sure is... and we missed him for a long period of time, so it's good to have him back. When I first came to CT, it was Ruben's sense of humor that...
Another excuse to post a pic of my ENTIRE collection... one collection, one pic: [IMG]
I just want to personally thank both Doug and Daniel for presenting their sides in a rational, logical manner. I find the entire controversy...
I don't think you can retract any bid once an auction enters its last 24 hour period.
Yep... the $15.01 wouldn't have worked if the winner had already entered $15.00 as his max bid. You would have had to go to $15.25 and probably...
Whenever I visit my local B&M I stock up on the four for a buck coins... then sell them at the local flea market anywhere from fifty cents to a...
Quoting master forger Mark Hofmann (from Charles Larson's book "Numismatic Forgery"): "If I can produce something so correctly, so perfect that...
Wow... that has got to hurt!
I believe there's no numismatic value, so worth face only. You might be able to sell it on eBay for a dollar, as most buyers leave their brains...
I wanted to replicate Susan Headley's little experiment she pulled off at the F.U.N. convention a few years back (where about 50% of the dealers...
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