Dumbest eBay sale of all time?

yeah, 50 cents would be to much to pay for a common date, dug problem coin.

 

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Sorry Clem, had to bid on it, had to. I had a relative that was in the battle and he lost the coin in early 1864, said in his papers that he wrote back home that it was a strange looking coin, had some green slime on it so he thought maybe that one of the guys in his battalion had possibly been abducted by aliens and brought that back with him. The scrapes on the coin were caused by close calls from a cannon ball. The coin is in the rightful new owners hands once again.


Sorry best I could think of on a whim...... Now about that bridge.......

 

I hope your joking.

 

At that price the bridge needs to be certified. Now me all I have is a truly unsearched roll of cents. You could find that key date 1909 s-vdb.

I have no problem legally obtained relics. I do with people who are looting a historical site - they will tear up everything to get something to sell. People will believe anything on E-bay - thats how they keep selling unsearched rolls of wheaties at ridiculous prices.

 

I can understand it and here I was ready to trade 10 small mottos and 5 1872s.

 

I would imagine that like most battlefield sites, not all of the battlefield is on protected park property and a fair amount is on private land. Relics recovered with permission on private land would still be from Gettysburg.

 

ah, gimme a break..

can't you see sarcasm when you read it?

Anyone who tried to detect at Gettysburg would get a on way ticket to jail!

sheesh, I guess that I have to remember that you archies have no sense of humor.

It was intended to ridicule the eBay sale.

For the record: I have never been to Gettysburg. Ever. But, it is on my list of places to VISIT. Not detect, since I have no desire to wind up in a federal prison.


Try to read the rest of the posts before commenting.

 

Mr. Mogabu Hobo

Your most generous offer being considered and reviewed is acceptable to me.

Shall I post desired info ( the bank account number and routing number where you wish the $31,000,000 US to be deposited, your Social Security number, your password to your CoinTalk account.) here or where shall I forward information?

My pleasure to do the business with your company.

Thank you Most Kind Sir.

TreasHunter of Sorts.

 

Okay, if you were being sarcastic then I apologize, but it's hard to separate sarcasm from seriousness when you display such a flippant attitude as seen here:

For the record: I have been to Gettysburg several times and I have seen displays of illegally dug items which now have little historical significance simply because it is not known where they were obtained from and what part they might have had in the conflict there.

You question, "How important is an 1864 two cent piece?" In itself, it's not very important, but if was located at a site not previously thought to have been part of the battle site, then it would be an indication that there may be other artifacts nearby which could shed light on the events which happened there. Often the tiniest bit of evidence leads to the greatest discoveries.

I'm sure that your treasure hunting hobby gives you great pleasure but history isn't written by treasure hunters, but rather by the archaeologists whom you seem to think little of.

 

Dear Mr. Mogabu Hobo,

As instructed, I sent the bridge, cash and cent to the Central Bank of Siberia. Please accept my condolences for the loss of the good General, and please send the $37,200,000 in small, unmarked bills, if that's not too much of an inconvenience, to my dear friend, Eddie Spin. Thank you for your cooperation.

Yours truly,

Mr. Treasurehunt

 

Ebay, and the logic surrounding many coin sales there is indeed remarkable.
This may have been found in President's Lincoln shoe, for all we know. Despite the seller's claims, there is no evidence provided to make that tenuous connection. Got provenance?

What I've written is in good humor, not intended to offend anyone. But man...these auctions get silly sometimes...and they lighten my day for it. :smile