I personally sold two in the last month and I don't usually get a lot of modern consignments plus I can think of at least two or 3 more I sold...
I run across these toned proof frankies fairly often as they come right out of the original packaging with that sort of toning. I think your blue...
If you bought in 2004 or 2005 I would go with a purchase price of $30 bucks and I would value it at roughly the same today.
Ill go $20 bucks on the Frankie and would have peg the 1879-S at $150 but it's already posted so I get zero credit :(
I picked that number becuase that's the price I feel I could buy a similar looking coin on Ebay. I watch toned coins on their daily due to buying...
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I thought the coin was a MS67...hence my $800 to $900......I don't think an MS66 would sell for that amount even if a MS66 Star. A blast white...
Every piece of blue copper these days is being labeled as MS70'd but in this particular case I have to agree with Doug and others that this piece...
Very hard to get a feel for the coins as this seller pictures are pretty bad.....I do know that he buys most of his coins on Ebay, marks them up...
I agree with Mike about the 4X premium and I am going to guess the coin was purchased for around $800...maybe $900
I agree...no where near the same quality of coins even if the prices are lower.....his prices might be close to fair if the coins looked anything...
I think a bigger concern and one newbies should be educated on are all of the raw AT coins out in the market place especially Ebay....I see those...
Actually eye appeal is evaluated and factored into the grade at all of the major tpgs so super nice toning can and will bump the grade of the coin...
Wow...lots of posts since I last took a look... Let me take a moment to clear up a few things.... #1 I have been collecting coins since I...
Unfortunately the site is not up and it looks like it may never be up again. I have been in talks with Ron Sirna (site founder) about having the...
The title comes with a different level of responsibility....so when you make statments that folks are flushing their money buying these high...
I already cleary stated what I felt the coin is worth and I also made it clear that the most I have spent on a toner was $1500...I do not have...
Are your sure that is a complete list......I Dont see 1922 no D's or Hard Time tokens lol ;)
I am glad that someone annointed you with the ability to decide for the rest of the collecting population what is foolish and what is not....maybe...
Toned coins are certainly not for the faint of heart as price spikes and plunges certainly can occur but that phenomenon can occur in other areas...
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