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<p>[QUOTE="morezan, post: 3882238, member: 105166"]Morning! I recently purchased some items through a well-established online auction company (not eBay). Been doing this for years and have rarely had any issues with the items until I ran into this one. Not going to say which auctioneer it is until I have given him a chance at redemption. In the meantime I would really like an honest opinion of the item description. You can leave out the " We told you so's...." I also know some of you may Google the description, find out who the consignee is, an have had past dealings with him. Please focus on the description only and let me know what you think.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the following: would it be <i><b>reasonable</b></i> to assume these rolls were part of the cash reserves of a failed bank?</p><p><br /></p><p>"<font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">Description ***Auction Highlight*** Morgan/Peace $1 Mixed Roll Steel Strong</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">Shotgun Wrapper w/Covered Ends. Great Original Roll of Morgan &</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">Peace Dollars. The Two ends are covered.ÊAny dates & any condition</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">possible inside. Note you will receive a roll completely similar to the</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">photo. We have a large hoard of these rolls & they all look exactly alike.</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">We have had great feedback on the rolls so far.Ê Some lucky bidders</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">have gotten key dates & PL's. The roll is held in an old "Steel Strong</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">Automatic" Wrapper Dated from 1921. The Roll is also faintly stamped</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">"Banker Trust of Philadelphia, Central City Oice, Walnut Street at</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">Juniper". I researched that name and the Bank closed in the post-Crash</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">of '29 Depression period (my research showed that it failed on Dec 22,</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">1930). We received this incredible consignment from a private collector.</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">The consignee gave us his father's entire estate hoard of shotgun rolled</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d">coins."</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff4d4d"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="4">Thanks for looking!</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="morezan, post: 3882238, member: 105166"]Morning! I recently purchased some items through a well-established online auction company (not eBay). Been doing this for years and have rarely had any issues with the items until I ran into this one. Not going to say which auctioneer it is until I have given him a chance at redemption. In the meantime I would really like an honest opinion of the item description. You can leave out the " We told you so's...." I also know some of you may Google the description, find out who the consignee is, an have had past dealings with him. Please focus on the description only and let me know what you think. Based on the following: would it be [I][B]reasonable[/B][/I] to assume these rolls were part of the cash reserves of a failed bank? "[SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff4d4d]Description ***Auction Highlight*** Morgan/Peace $1 Mixed Roll Steel Strong Shotgun Wrapper w/Covered Ends. Great Original Roll of Morgan & Peace Dollars. The Two ends are covered.ÊAny dates & any condition possible inside. Note you will receive a roll completely similar to the photo. We have a large hoard of these rolls & they all look exactly alike. We have had great feedback on the rolls so far.Ê Some lucky bidders have gotten key dates & PL's. The roll is held in an old "Steel Strong Automatic" Wrapper Dated from 1921. The Roll is also faintly stamped "Banker Trust of Philadelphia, Central City Oice, Walnut Street at Juniper". I researched that name and the Bank closed in the post-Crash of '29 Depression period (my research showed that it failed on Dec 22, 1930). We received this incredible consignment from a private collector. The consignee gave us his father's entire estate hoard of shotgun rolled coins." [/COLOR] Thanks for looking![/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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