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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1067867, member: 27832&quot;]I&#039;ve been checking out auctions that might contain overlooked treasures on eBay. I was taken to task pretty sternly <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t146907/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t146907/">in another thread</a> for being attracted by what was, in all likelihood, a fake coin. I&#039;m treading a bit more cautiously now, but I&#039;m still willing to take some risks.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this auction, I risked about $50 over the calculated ~$200 silver value:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=300506894642" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=300506894642" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=300506894642</a></p><p><br /></p><p>...based on the assumption that the seated coins were worth well above melt, and that that fuzzily visible Barber dime might be nice.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s your take on this auction? What would you expect of the barely-visible or not-shown coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll follow up tomorrow with more info about what I actually got. I plan on doing this for several &quot;gambles&quot; that I&#039;ve taken or will take on eBay over the holidays; I&#039;m hoping feedback will help me tune my judgement, and maybe it&#039;ll be informative for others as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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