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<p>[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 1979866, member: 36248"]eBay has made this a little harder, because they took away wildcards (*) and limited the length of the search strings, and removed categories that naturally separated the silver vs. clad. But you still can accomplish this in a few ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is to recognize that silver is valuable, and with a series that spans both silver and clad types, most listings will explicitly list "silver" to differentiate them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll assume you only want NGC / PCGS coins, but obviously you could remove that stipulation from the search. I will assume you only want circulation strikes, but likewise customize to you specific needs.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, for example, you could make your search really simple by just saying you want "silver" within the Washington (1932-98) category:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>(ngc,pcgs) silver -(clad,proof,pr,pf) -(details,cleaned,clean,problem,genuine)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/Washington-193298-/39461/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+silver+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sop=15" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/Washington-193298-/39461/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+silver+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sop=15" rel="nofollow">click here for live search</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Or, if you really want to exclude the clad and pickup coins not listed explicitly in the title as "silver", you could do this for raw silver coins to get both proof, business strike, TPG and Raw:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>-(1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C1981%2C1982%2C1983%2C1984%2C1985%2C1986%2C1987%2C1988%2C1989%2C1990%2C1991%2C1992%2C1993%2C1994%2C1995%2C1996%2C1997%2C1998%2C1999%2C2000%2C2001%2C2002%2C2003%2C2004%2C2005%2C2006%2C2007%2C2008%2C2009%2C2010%2C2011%2C2012%2C2013%2C2014%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C19&_nkw=-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C1981%2C1982%2C1983%2C1984%2C1985%2C1986%2C1987%2C1988%2C1989%2C1990%2C1991%2C1992%2C1993%2C1994%2C1995%2C1996%2C1997%2C1998%2C1999%2C2000%2C2001%2C2002%2C2003%2C2004%2C2005%2C2006%2C2007%2C2008%2C2009%2C2010%2C2011%2C2012%2C2013%2C2014%29&_sacat=39461" 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data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C1981%2C1982%2C1983%2C1984%2C1985%2C1986%2C1987%2C1988%2C1989%2C1990%2C1991%2C1992%2C1993%2C1994%2C1995%2C1996%2C1997%2C1998%2C1999%2C2000%2C2001%2C2002%2C2003%2C2004%2C2005%2C2006%2C2007%2C2008%2C2009%2C2010%2C2011%2C2012%2C2013%2C2014%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C19&_nkw=-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C1981%2C1982%2C1983%2C1984%2C1985%2C1986%2C1987%2C1988%2C1989%2C1990%2C1991%2C1992%2C1993%2C1994%2C1995%2C1996%2C1997%2C1998%2C1999%2C2000%2C2001%2C2002%2C2003%2C2004%2C2005%2C2006%2C2007%2C2008%2C2009%2C2010%2C2011%2C2012%2C2013%2C2014%29&_sacat=39461" rel="nofollow">click here for live search</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Or, the inverse, by specifying what you want to INCLUDE for years, while excluding other things such a proofs and labeled problem coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>(ngc,pcgs) (1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950) -(clad,proof,pr,pf) -(details,cleaned,clean,problem,genuine)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C94&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sacat=39461" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C94&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sacat=39461" rel="nofollow">click here for live search</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind, you're only going to get a so many characters, so just break the search in two, and follow them both:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>(ngc,pcgs) (1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964) -(clad,proof,pr,pf) -(details,cleaned,clean,problem,genuine)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281951%2C1952%2C1953%2C1954%2C1955%2C1956%2C1957%2C1958%2C1959%2C1960%2C1961%2C1962%2C1963%2C19&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281951%2C1952%2C1953%2C1954%2C1955%2C1956%2C1957%2C1958%2C1959%2C1960%2C1961%2C1962%2C1963%2C1964%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sacat=39461" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281951%2C1952%2C1953%2C1954%2C1955%2C1956%2C1957%2C1958%2C1959%2C1960%2C1961%2C1962%2C1963%2C19&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281951%2C1952%2C1953%2C1954%2C1955%2C1956%2C1957%2C1958%2C1959%2C1960%2C1961%2C1962%2C1963%2C1964%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sacat=39461" rel="nofollow">click here for live search</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Once you learn the pattern, the searches are easy IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, lets say you want certain year, in certain grades, and only PCGS coins (hey, why not go wild?)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>pcgs silver ms (66,67,68) -(proof,pr,pf,clad)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=pcgs+silver+ms+%2865%2C66%2C67%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_from=R40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xpcgs+silver+ms+%2866%2C67%2C68%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_nkw=pcgs+silver+ms+%2866%2C67%2C68%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_sacat=39461" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=pcgs+silver+ms+%2865%2C66%2C67%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_from=R40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xpcgs+silver+ms+%2866%2C67%2C68%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_nkw=pcgs+silver+ms+%2866%2C67%2C68%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_sacat=39461" rel="nofollow">click here for live search</a></p><p><br /></p><p>To find the coins you want, YOU need to accommodate sellers poor listing titles, so your best bet is a <b>layered approach. </b>Don't depend on any one search, use many searches all looking for same coins in different ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you get good at this, I highly recommend using AuctionSieve, you just wont ever want to go back to searching eBay the old way (as outlined above). You could layer 50 searches and have them automatically de-duped. So, an automated layered approach that is easy to customize on the fly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="geekpryde, post: 1979866, member: 36248"]eBay has made this a little harder, because they took away wildcards (*) and limited the length of the search strings, and removed categories that naturally separated the silver vs. clad. But you still can accomplish this in a few ways. The first is to recognize that silver is valuable, and with a series that spans both silver and clad types, most listings will explicitly list "silver" to differentiate them. I'll assume you only want NGC / PCGS coins, but obviously you could remove that stipulation from the search. I will assume you only want circulation strikes, but likewise customize to you specific needs. So, for example, you could make your search really simple by just saying you want "silver" within the Washington (1932-98) category: [B](ngc,pcgs) silver -(clad,proof,pr,pf) -(details,cleaned,clean,problem,genuine)[/B] [URL='http://www.ebay.com/sch/Washington-193298-/39461/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+silver+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sop=15']click here for live search[/URL] Or, if you really want to exclude the clad and pickup coins not listed explicitly in the title as "silver", you could do this for raw silver coins to get both proof, business strike, TPG and Raw: [B]-(1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015)[/B] [URL='http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C1981%2C1982%2C1983%2C1984%2C1985%2C1986%2C1987%2C1988%2C1989%2C1990%2C1991%2C1992%2C1993%2C1994%2C1995%2C1996%2C1997%2C1998%2C1999%2C2000%2C2001%2C2002%2C2003%2C2004%2C2005%2C2006%2C2007%2C2008%2C2009%2C2010%2C2011%2C2012%2C2013%2C2014%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C19&_nkw=-%281965%2C1966%2C1967%2C1968%2C1969%2C1970%2C1971%2C1972%2C1973%2C1974%2C1976%2C1977%2C1978%2C1979%2C1980%2C1981%2C1982%2C1983%2C1984%2C1985%2C1986%2C1987%2C1988%2C1989%2C1990%2C1991%2C1992%2C1993%2C1994%2C1995%2C1996%2C1997%2C1998%2C1999%2C2000%2C2001%2C2002%2C2003%2C2004%2C2005%2C2006%2C2007%2C2008%2C2009%2C2010%2C2011%2C2012%2C2013%2C2014%29&_sacat=39461']click here for live search[/URL] Or, the inverse, by specifying what you want to INCLUDE for years, while excluding other things such a proofs and labeled problem coins: [B](ngc,pcgs) (1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950) -(clad,proof,pr,pf) -(details,cleaned,clean,problem,genuine)[/B] [URL='http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C94&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sacat=39461']click here for live search[/URL] Keep in mind, you're only going to get a so many characters, so just break the search in two, and follow them both: [B](ngc,pcgs) (1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964) -(clad,proof,pr,pf) -(details,cleaned,clean,problem,genuine)[/B] [URL='http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281932%2C1933%2C1934%2C1935%2C1936%2C1937%2C1938%2C1939%2C1940%2C1941%2C1942%2C1943%2C1944%2C945%2C1946%2C1947%2C1948%2C1949%2C1950%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281951%2C1952%2C1953%2C1954%2C1955%2C1956%2C1957%2C1958%2C1959%2C1960%2C1961%2C1962%2C1963%2C19&_nkw=%28ngc%2Cpcgs%29+%281951%2C1952%2C1953%2C1954%2C1955%2C1956%2C1957%2C1958%2C1959%2C1960%2C1961%2C1962%2C1963%2C1964%29+-%28clad%2Cproof%2Cpr%2Cpf%29+-%28details%2Ccleaned%2Cclean%2Cproblem%2Cgenuine%29&_sacat=39461']click here for live search[/URL] Once you learn the pattern, the searches are easy IMHO. Now, lets say you want certain year, in certain grades, and only PCGS coins (hey, why not go wild?) [B]pcgs silver ms (66,67,68) -(proof,pr,pf,clad)[/B] [URL='http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=pcgs+silver+ms+%2865%2C66%2C67%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_from=R40%7CR40&_osacat=39461&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xpcgs+silver+ms+%2866%2C67%2C68%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_nkw=pcgs+silver+ms+%2866%2C67%2C68%29+-%28proof%2Cpr%2Cpf%2Cclad%29&_sacat=39461']click here for live search[/URL] To find the coins you want, YOU need to accommodate sellers poor listing titles, so your best bet is a [B]layered approach. [/B]Don't depend on any one search, use many searches all looking for same coins in different ways. Once you get good at this, I highly recommend using AuctionSieve, you just wont ever want to go back to searching eBay the old way (as outlined above). You could layer 50 searches and have them automatically de-duped. So, an automated layered approach that is easy to customize on the fly.[/QUOTE]
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