Hello fellow coin enthusiasts. I came across this coin auction happening this week and had to share. Can't wait to go myself. I will definitely be there! SILVER, GOLD, CURRENCY, KNIVES AUCTION! Tuesday, November 19th 6:00p.m. Location: Charles Mack Citizens Center, Mooresville Photos and complete inventory is posted on http://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/1948810.html. Grabbed the guys information off the poster: Don Horton, dhorton@assetservicescorporation.com or 704 363 9404 Cell
This doesn't exactly pass the sniff test with me either . . . Can you find a bunch of other auctions to list for us in just as much detail Jessica? We'd surely like to know about more of them.
I live in charlotte, not far from mooresville. I have attended auctions at this location before. A lot of it is just junk silver. Many people overpay for what they get here.....I have always left disappointed. I kind of got the feeling there were bidders in the crowd that worked for the auction-house, raising the bids at the expense of people wanting to collect.
It's not spam. I have been to tons of estate auctions here in NC and bought some really nice coins that I have had graded and/or just sold on Ebay or added to my collection. You just have to pick and choose what you go to. Often times some guys think oh, it's a SILVER COIN and they bid like it's solid gold. Many times I have seen worn Morgans or Peace dollars bid up to $45-50 each just cause it's silver...and only 90%. Some people just think it's the bomb to buy them. I try to get the list if there is one, look at the pics as best I can and do some research on what certain coins might be worth. Then try to get to the auction early enough to actually check the stuff in person to see what the condition really is. One auction I attended earlier this year had a pic of a couple of 1892-O Morgans that looked UNC to me. I checked what they were worth, went early to inspect the stuff before the auction and scored 10 UNC 1892-O Morgans that went to NGC for grading...all coming back MS64+, 64, 63 and one 62. Yeah, I was a happy camper with that one...may never get one like that again. But if you take your time to check these auctions sometimes you can come out real nice.
When Doug gets tired of the changing avatars, he usually locks it to a bunny, gerbil, or hamster...just saying.
