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From: Steve Frank <taxi_steve929@yahoo.com>
Subject: I drove down to see this coin in the copper
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Very nice family. I stopped by for 15 minutes to look at the coin 2 days ag=
o figuring it would help me decide how bad the photo was and how good the c=
oin was, and I love die breaks and wanted to get a couple of good photos to=
compare the die state. After looking at the coin and having checked auctio=
n results for 3 auction houses, I figured the grade etc. The coin is strong=
on the side opposite the fox, (but kind of flat on the fox side) and the f=
ields are kind of "baggy" (what we used to say about Morgans that were boun=
ced around in a bag), but not corroded. The color was ok, but I figured it =
had sat for many years and some xylol and blue ribbon would have made it a =
very attractive medium brown. There was a small spot of verdigris in one of=
the 8's that I felt could have been worked on. The rim had dings right aro=
und it...not something I liked, but=A0the dings didn't enter the fields at =
all. For me to bid just under 800 on an R4 coin, I had to like it,
but at 777.77 I felt I was not getting a great bargain, just true value. O=
ne last thing, there were a couple of gouges...not jagged, but rounded=A0in=
to the shiled...3 or 4....and oddly enough, they didn't affect my feelings =
about the coin all that much, even though I knew they were post strike.=20
=A0
I'm happy they did well. They had the grandkids over eating lunch when I go=
t there, and everyone seemed happy to see a stranger, including the dog. I =
noticed a ramp leading up to the front door and when I got in, the father t=
old me they have a daughter in a wheel chair, who I didn't get to meet...mu=
st have been the shy one. Nice middle class people in a blue collar area of=
PA, obviously educated...not a bunch of hillbillies...the story behind the=
coin is interesting. The husband didn't know his wife had the coins. She h=
ad a box about 8 inches deep by 12 inches by 18 inches that her grandfather=
left her packed with coins.....gold and silver, and tons of Indian Head "P=
ennies", which they sent off to Bowers and Marena and are currently awaitin=
g an offer or for the coins to go to auction....not sure...and although I d=
idn't say anything, I was hoping the coins are allowed to go to auction. Th=
ey didn't have any other state coins,=A0but they did have a VG Lima 2
reales and a fake Guinea...game counter or counterfeit...I didn't really c=
heck it out.=A0
=A0
It was only an hour drive, and I thought how great it would be to check eve=
ry coin I'm interested in bidding before an auction!! I wound up buying 5 c=
artons of cigarettes which saved me 100 on what I'd pay here for the 5 cart=
ons, so that paid the gas, tolls and put 75 dollars in my pocket.<s> If I h=
ad lost the coin to someone who had a high bid of 800, I would probably be =
upset, but at the amount it sold for, I'm happy the family did well on what=
Grandpop left them!!!
=A0
The most fun I've had with an ebay coin I didn't win, and don't get me wron=
g, it may have brought this price at auction, but it would have been a very=
good day.=20
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API.dll?ViewItem&item=3D260673273510">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.=
dll?ViewItem&item=3D260673273510</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Very nice family. I stopped by for 15 minutes to look at the coin 2 da=
ys ago figuring it would help me decide how bad the photo was and how good =
the coin was, and I love die breaks and wanted to get a couple of good phot=
os to compare the die state. After looking at the coin and having checked a=
uction results for 3 auction houses, I figured the grade etc. The coin is s=
trong on the side opposite the fox, (but kind of flat on the fox side) and =
the fields are kind of "baggy" (what we used to say about Morgans that were=
bounced around in a bag), but not corroded. The color was ok, but I figure=
d it had sat for many years and some xylol and blue ribbon would have made =
it a very attractive medium brown. There was a small spot of verdigris in o=
ne of the 8's that I felt could have been worked on. The rim had dings righ=
t around it...not something I liked, but the dings didn't enter the fi=
elds at all. For me to bid just under 800 on an R4 coin, I had to
like it, but at 777.77 I felt I was not getting a great bargain, just true=
value. One last thing, there were a couple of gouges...not jagged, but rou=
nded into the shiled...3 or 4....and oddly enough, they didn't affect =
my feelings about the coin all that much, even though I knew they were post=
strike. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I'm happy they did well. They had the grandkids over eating lunch when=
I got there, and everyone seemed happy to see a stranger, including the do=
g. I noticed a ramp leading up to the front door and when I got in, the fat=
her told me they have a daughter in a wheel chair, who I didn't get to meet=
...must have been the shy one. Nice middle class people in a blue collar ar=
ea of PA, obviously educated...not a bunch of hillbillies...the story behin=
d the coin is interesting. The husband didn't know his wife had the coins. =
She had a box about 8 inches deep by 12 inches by 18 inches that her grandf=
ather left her packed with coins.....gold and silver, and tons of Indian He=
ad "Pennies", which they sent off to Bowers and Marena and are currently aw=
aiting an offer or for the coins to go to auction....not sure...and althoug=
h I didn't say anything, I was hoping the coins are allowed to go to auctio=
n. They didn't have any other state coins, but they did have a
VG Lima 2 reales and a fake Guinea...game counter or counterfeit...I didn'=
t really check it out. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It was only an hour drive, and I thought how great it would be to chec=
k every coin I'm interested in bidding before an auction!! I wound up buyin=
g 5 cartons of cigarettes which saved me 100 on what I'd pay here for the 5=
cartons, so that paid the gas, tolls and put 75 dollars in my pocket.<s=
> If I had lost the coin to someone who had a high bid of 800, I would p=
robably be upset, but at the amount it sold for, I'm happy the family did w=
ell on what Grandpop left them!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The most fun I've had with an ebay coin I didn't win, and don't get me=
wrong, it may have brought this price at auction, but it would have been a=
very good day. </DIV></td></tr></table>
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