Anyone ever get "lucky"

I once bought a 1979 Proof set assuming it was type 1 for less than $10. I later found out it was a type 2 set.

 

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I refuse to have my trade dollar slabbed, except by SGS.

 

prettiest ms70 slug ever.....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0BVT4cqGY

 

Now thats a deal! I would be pretty excited too! :thumb:

 

again, how is this relevant?

 

It's a joke Isaiah....lighten up.

 

Actually, the whole story is a bought the proof set when I first started collecting in the later 1990s and never really thought much of it. When I started collecting actively again a few years ago...I was going through the coins I had collected when I was young and found that set. It was then that I discovered it was a type 2. I probably had it for close to 10 years without knowing what it was.

 

Well, just so you know... If you bought a trade dollar from China, I'll bet you 10 bucks its fake. I'd bet you a thousand, but all I have is ten.

 

lol I was just going to bet him 20 bucks it was a fake! You're more likely to get a fake from China than the real thing, IMO.

 

I would think finding ANYTHING would be extremely uncommon anymore. People have gotten so desperate and greedy, that it's highly unlikely they aren't going to notice or check what something is before putting a price tag on it.

I don't ever expect to accidentally get a good deal. You've got to work hard not to get ripped off.

 

Wow great finds

Im hoping what I have is good. BTW whats a Bug Bunny? I just posted pictures in my album if anyone is interested

 

okay, back to the subject of the thread:
I have three 1858/7 Flying eagles, cherried.
a few 1864 L Indians, bought as no L's.
and..
A 1909 S VDB, bought as a 1909 S.

And a bunch of other items.

 

How in the world did you ever pull off that one??

 

A gun and a lone ranger mask..


I bought a roll of Presidential Dollars and happened to find a few Adams smooth edge coins in it. Does that count? I too have picked up an 1864 L Indian that was not listed as an L. Came back AU58. Or how about picking up Large Cents that are R5's for common prices or Bust Halves that are not attributed and are R4 coins? The list goes on and on. The more you learn the more Cherries you can find. Most dealers could care less about varieties or overdates or anything but what the greysheet list.

 

I once ordered a 1913-s type1 Buffalo from one of those guys you see in the coin magazines. To this ay I don't know which one it was. Anyhow , I received the AU coin , gave it a glance and stuck it in the album. Several months or years later ( I can't recall the exact time ... like they can on CSI ) I was looking over the Buffalo set and saw it was actually a type 2 coin. What a suprise. I figured this was probably God getting some revenge on one of these dealers for seller AU stuff they advertised as Gem BU.

 

So whats a Bugs Bunny?

What is a Bugs Bunny?

 

It's a variety on the 1955 Franklin Half. A probable die clash makes Franklin appear to have buck teeth.

http://www.coinresource.com/articles/1955_p_franklin_half_dollar_bugs.htm

 

Thanks for your answer, Ive been called Bugs and bucky beaver too! Suspected it had to do with the mouth on something! Thankfully I was able to have mine fixed,poor Mr. Franklin an eternity of being called BUGS!

 

I looked, I saw, I bought.

Then sent it to NGC and now it is happily sitting in a F-12 slab.

The rest, as they say, is history.

How about: A slabbed Hawaii quarter at a coin show, XF condition.

Asked: How Much?
Answer: $20.
Result: Whiplash from paying so quickly.