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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 174966, member: 112"]I think you are right, that's what I get for not reading closely enough <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>pupa - </p><p><br /></p><p>Is this the coin you are asking about ? <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-W-WASHINGTON-5-GOLD-COIN-PCGS-PR70-DEEP-CAMEO_W0QQitemZ120057509207QQihZ002QQcategoryZ41108QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-W-WASHINGTON-5-GOLD-COIN-PCGS-PR70-DEEP-CAMEO_W0QQitemZ120057509207QQihZ002QQcategoryZ41108QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If so, first of all please notice that the coin did not sell at the asking price. Why ? Because it's not worth that much. At best, it might sell for about $800 - and I don't think it's even worth that much. You can buy the same coin slabbed by NGC in the same grade for about $500. If slabbed as PF69 DCAM by PCGS, it only cost about $400. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins like these slabbed as 70's are modern condition rarities and the only people who buy them at those high prices are those playing the registry game because they need them to score points. Nobody else will buy them at those prices. And if you took the coin to a dealer and tries to sell it, he <u>might</u> offer you $300. But that's it. Now that's not much of an investment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, you need to understand what Speedy was telling you - the prices listed in the PCGS price guide are a bunch of hooey. They list the coin at $2250 and going down. And the one I listed didn't even sell at $1700 - see what I mean ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 174966, member: 112"]I think you are right, that's what I get for not reading closely enough :o pupa - Is this the coin you are asking about ? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-W-WASHINGTON-5-GOLD-COIN-PCGS-PR70-DEEP-CAMEO_W0QQitemZ120057509207QQihZ002QQcategoryZ41108QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Click Here[/URL] If so, first of all please notice that the coin did not sell at the asking price. Why ? Because it's not worth that much. At best, it might sell for about $800 - and I don't think it's even worth that much. You can buy the same coin slabbed by NGC in the same grade for about $500. If slabbed as PF69 DCAM by PCGS, it only cost about $400. Coins like these slabbed as 70's are modern condition rarities and the only people who buy them at those high prices are those playing the registry game because they need them to score points. Nobody else will buy them at those prices. And if you took the coin to a dealer and tries to sell it, he [U]might[/U] offer you $300. But that's it. Now that's not much of an investment. Also, you need to understand what Speedy was telling you - the prices listed in the PCGS price guide are a bunch of hooey. They list the coin at $2250 and going down. And the one I listed didn't even sell at $1700 - see what I mean ?[/QUOTE]
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