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Message:: [QUOTE="The Half Dime, post: 25405481, member: 153164"]It's honestly a shame that this is the description of one of the first things you see when you type in searches such as a Silver Eagle or a Morgan/Peace dollar. Here's a tip: if it's from China and under spot, never buy it - and I mean never! Another thing is that Ebay is the exact place to sell any coins you have such as gold-plated, hologram, "100 mil .999 silver", .24 pure gold coins from the Cook Islands along with their commemorative coins, gold tribute proofs, and American Mint pieces like Liberian gold. Someone can clearly state in an auction that it is only 24% gold, and people still pay 1/10 oz prices for it as though it was 9s. My local coin shop gets them in and sells them for $64.95! I haven't been on Ebay that long, but I have gotten some good deals. I once got an 1856 large cent that would grade AU-58 BN (I used brown because some AU-58's can have almost full red mint luster) for about $75 after shipping, and the Greysheet bid for AU-50 was $110. I also have gotten 2 ICG-graded wheat cents (1930-D, MS65 BN and 1950-D, MS66 RD) with a combined Greysheet of $58 and a CPG of $71, for $35.35 after shipping. So, yeah, I have mixed reviews at times, but all you need to do is get yourself a Greysheet, possibly a CPG, and find reputable sellers, and on occasion, you will score big.[/QUOTE]