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<p>[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 3780518, member: 73165"]Youtube does have some credible collectors. It's just that they're not making videos like "Don't Think Modern Coins Are Worth Anything?? Take a Look at This 1979 Penny That Sold for $2800!"</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, you could have gotten a <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1979-1c-rd/2995/7101937028572735656" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1979-1c-rd/2995/7101937028572735656" rel="nofollow">1979 cent in NGC MS68 RD for $264 a year ago</a>, or $<a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/small-cents/1979-1c-ms68-red-pcgs/a/1296-3517.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/small-cents/1979-1c-ms68-red-pcgs/a/1296-3517.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" rel="nofollow">1320 if you must have it in PCGS plastic 5 months ago</a> (though I think that one is overgraded).</p><p><br /></p><p>The real answer to "why did this coin sell for $2800" is "competitive coin collecting," <i>i.e.</i> registry fever, specifically the PCGS registry in this case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 3780518, member: 73165"]Youtube does have some credible collectors. It's just that they're not making videos like "Don't Think Modern Coins Are Worth Anything?? Take a Look at This 1979 Penny That Sold for $2800!" FYI, you could have gotten a [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1979-1c-rd/2995/7101937028572735656']1979 cent in NGC MS68 RD for $264 a year ago[/URL], or $[URL='https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/small-cents/1979-1c-ms68-red-pcgs/a/1296-3517.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515']1320 if you must have it in PCGS plastic 5 months ago[/URL] (though I think that one is overgraded). The real answer to "why did this coin sell for $2800" is "competitive coin collecting," [I]i.e.[/I] registry fever, specifically the PCGS registry in this case.[/QUOTE]
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