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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 335587, member: 8959&quot;]<b>Auction is Over - Incredible prices paid!!!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, the I &amp; L Goldberg auction is now over. As i mentioned before, there was an incredible offering of large cents. Very strong in the early dates 1793-1806 which i am particularly interested in.&nbsp; </p><p>There were very few super high condition specimens, primarily G to F15 &quot;collector grade&quot; samples. Just what i wanted, and thought i could afford.&nbsp; </p><p>Needless to say, i spent a considerable amount of time preparing my bids, and putting in bids which i considered realistic with a good chance of success.&nbsp; Well, that was not to be......Almost across the board most of the coins i bid on realized 2 - 3 times the high estimate!&nbsp;&nbsp; I think i only got one successful bid, and even that has not been confirmed yet - an 1811 half Cent in VG 7.</p><p>I am amazed at this. Prices realized seem to have very little in common wiith the current prices guides. </p><p>Another somewhat frustrating issue is that as an internet bidder you really have no chance against floor bidders, unless you drastically overbid. I got outbid on many coins sometimes by amounts just 1/2 of the announced increased bidding steps.</p><p>I have been out of the US auction scene for over 15 years now. Things have really changed!</p><p>Regards,</p><p>Eduard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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