I'd say we are saying the same thing. The market price IS what an educated buyer will pay. Why ? Because an educated buyer looks up the market...
Like it or not, ebay is the 800 lb. gorilla of auction sites. No place else can even come close to comparing.
There are no serifs on the type 1 Mike, look at the pic I posted. Could I be wrong ? Of course, but I don't think I am.
Fair enough, I stand corrected on that.
The outcome of these contests can be due to several things. One is that most people don't know how to grade the way that PCGS grades. Another is...
What about all the people who buy from the TV hucksters - are they "average" ? Do you believe for 1 second those coins are worth that much ? What...
Given the damage on the rim at 8 o'clock I don't think that coin is unc.
To the best of my knowledge the countermark is fake. Genuine examples are all oval shaped.
To be honest, I think both coins are type 2. The thing that denotes the '81 type 2 are the bulbous serifs on the ends of the S. Both of the OP's...
All charts available can be found here - http://www.pcgs.com/prices/frame.aspx?type=coinindex&filename=index - just scroll down. A list of all...
Have it your way. If you want to believe you're doing good, have at it.
Simply put - because there are some who think that Teletrade only sells bottom end (low for the grade) coins. So those folks don't even bother...
It's pretty easy to tell one from the other - [ATTACH]
I have to agree, we can't tell anything based on those pics. But if PCGS said altered surfaces, odds are very good NGC will say the same thing.
No, because it has that much wear. I believe the grades I provided are accurate.
OK - so you bought 3 coins worth melt. You did OK this time, but I'd count your blessings and be way careful the next time.
No, they aren't, but many people do believe that. A coin is only worth what an educated buyer will pay for it.
Harsh cleaning can drop a coin's value to melt, but that depends on the coin of course. If it actually has 8 details you did OK.
When was it when you bought these coins, date ?
Sure wasn't a typo on my part.
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