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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1721454, member: 27832&quot;]<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-12-U-S-COIN-RARE-HALF-SILVER-DOLLAR-QUARTER-DIME-COLLECTION-1803-1917-/380654231824?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=9zcouALd0yuz77iMVv%252B%252FYB684us%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-12-U-S-COIN-RARE-HALF-SILVER-DOLLAR-QUARTER-DIME-COLLECTION-1803-1917-/380654231824?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=9zcouALd0yuz77iMVv%252B%252FYB684us%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" rel="nofollow">LOT OF 12 U.S. COIN RARE HALF SILVER DOLLAR, QUARTER, DIME COLLECTION 1803-1917</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-12-U-S-COIN-RARE-HALF-SILVER-DOLLAR-QUARTER-DIME-COLLECTION-1803-1917-/380654231824?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=9zcouALd0yuz77iMVv%252B%252FYB684us%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-12-U-S-COIN-RARE-HALF-SILVER-DOLLAR-QUARTER-DIME-COLLECTION-1803-1917-/380654231824?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=9zcouALd0yuz77iMVv%252B%252FYB684us%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" rel="nofollow">24 HOUR CLEARANCE SALE!</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I saw this sitting at $800, and wondered what the trashy title concealed. Well, there was quite a bit there, including an 1805 quarter, several draped-bust halves, a Barber quarter that looked like it might be pretty well into MS, a bust dime with lots of detail (but probably cleaned), an 1846-o half labeled &quot;T.D.&quot;, and a few other odds and ends.</p><p><br /></p><p>Positive indicators: 24-hour sale (maybe the knowledgeable folks hadn&#039;t yet spotted it), coins in 2x2&#039;s with old rusty staples (maybe gradable but collected before TPGs conquered the world), straight auction (maybe the price is low because it&#039;s a short auction, not because the seller is trying to dump problem stuff).</p><p><br /></p><p>Negative indicators: looks like at least one or two problem coins (that shiny, shiny dime), odd seller history (listed a flowing-hair dollar and then canceled it; several other coin auctions, but all for lower-end stuff), and, most importantly, <i>it&#039;s WAY outside my &quot;knowing what I&#039;m doing&quot; comfort zone</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I decided to pass; it closed around $1150. If some of the apparently high-grade or high-demand coins are indeed problem-free, someone got a bargain. If that 1846-O really was a tall-date variety, someone may have gotten it well below half-price, with 11 nice freebies thrown in -- but based on a few quick checks, I don&#039;t believe it is tall-date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I should&#039;ve gambled; with a 14-day return policy, my risk would have been limited. But I&#039;m not feeling much regret, and if I had bought it, I think I&#039;d be pretty worried about how I was going to evaluate the coins during the return period. So, I guess I did the right thing. Feel free to change my mind, though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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