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imdaffy
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: My best purchase on eBay to date |
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Hello Group
Last week I won an auction for 3 proof Susan B Anthony dollars. 1979-1981. I was skeptical at first, because the seller had poor quality photos. Light reflection from the 2X2 holder prevented seeing deatails. The item description was for "1979-1981 Susan B Anthony proof lot" I made a $15.00 bid and won. Coins arrived today. I pulled out my 15x loupe and examined each coin. I looked at the 1981 last and my heart started thumping. Yes folks, I received a 1981 type 2 . The mint mark is very clear. Looks just like the type 2 mint mark in the red book. This has to be my best auction purchase ever.
If anyone else has a great find like this, post it. I would love to read about it. This made my weekend! Have a great weekend. Best, imdaffy!  |
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coinlover
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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nice find! |
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Hunter
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Awesome find, maybe i should start buyin from ebay more often. |
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imdaffy
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The news is all good, just returned from Charleston and two dealers looked at it and said it was the real McCoy, clear flat S. I knew that it looked just like the type 2 shown in the red book. That now completes the entire set. IO,IO,so off to work I go. |
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Phoenix21
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, awesome! Could you post pics of it? Nice find.
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DJCoins
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet!
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acanthite
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That's a great find, just goes to show there are some sellers out there who don't know what they have, or are in too big a rush to do their homework. Good opportunity for deals. |
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TreasHunt
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Great find.
A friend does very well buying sets and partial sets on eBay.
I have gotten a few nice pieces, like an 1892 S Barber quarter, for the price of a Philly.
But, I do just as well (except for that quarter) at coin shows cherrypicking dealers' stock. |
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clembo
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This goes back a few years but I had a similar experience.
A seller had a coin up with lousy pics but good feedback. I emailed seller several times about condition, return policy etc and was comfortable with him so I bid.
Well, I ended up with a nice, original 1864 small motto Two Cent Piece for $71. I graded it as XF45 and when a friend was sending some stuff to PCI (yeah I know) I sent it in.
It came back as XF45 and I obviously agree.
A $500 coin for $71. I'd do that all day if I could.
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TreasHunt
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clembo:
Real nice catch!
I wish that I had that luck with 2 centers. |
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Steven
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My best ebay purchase to date. I use this one as my avatar. Paid more than I should have, or so I thought at the time, for a Lincoln cent short set, '41-'58, about $25. When I got it the '46S really stood out. I removed it and found that it was an S over D at about MS64/5. I saw that Ken Potter had sold one for about $800.00 at MS64. Made my day.
Steven
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