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basicbob101
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How can I help support Coin Community?
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Tim Stroud
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United States
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LuckyDIme
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United States
141 Posts |
 Posted 03/13/2010 4:31 pm
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basicbob, it is just like a Hamburger commercial, You generally don't get what you see. Don't feel alone I am in the same boat with you.(BEEN THERE DONE THAT)
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RobertBidniuk
Valued Member
United States
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Posted 03/14/2010 09:47 am
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Well, after reading this I think I will just save myself the money, as I was always debating on giving it a shot with a couple rolls just to see what I end up getting. Thanks for the Post
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afcop13
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United States
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basicbob101
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USA
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cwb8539
Valued Member
United States
351 Posts |
Posted 03/19/2010 01:32 am
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I once saw a shotgun roll on eBay with a G-4 1877 Indian showing. The bidding went crazy of course. The bidding went quite a ways over what a G4 1877 is worth. Who knows what the reverse looked like or whether or not it was even authentic. I'm sure the seller packed the middle with a bunch of junk.
I saw another one that had the reverse of an Indian showing. It had the "S" mintmark. I'm thinking this seller likely bought an 08-S Indian and put it on the end with the reverse out. This seller then gushed with a bunch of hype of the possibility of it being a much more rare 09-S. Of course the bidding went well over what an 08-S would be worth.
What a scam! I stay away from all those "newly discovered" and "unsearched" rolls from Grandpa's hoard. LOL!
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spock1k
Valued Member
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Posted 03/19/2010 04:03 am
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here is a good one if any of you want to use it in the future as a reference its hilarious and sad he swindled a lot of people. Please note that the caps are from the original ad. I have just posted it here so that the CCf members are aware of the modus operandi and are not duped. spelling mistakes are also part of the original listing.
****ORIGINAL LISTINGS WENT WELL, I HAVE TIME TO LIST MORE****
I HAVE LISTEDTHE LAST 3 ROLLS THAT I HAVE
BID WITH CONFIDENCE JUST CHECK MY FEEDBACK FOR PREVIOUS ROLLS SOLD
LINCOLN WHEAT PENNY ROLL
THIS ROLL IS UNSEARCHED BY ME AND CONTAINS A 1909 VDB CENT ON ONE END
I WAS AT AN ESTATE SALE AND BOUGHT A BOX OF SO CALLED JUNK (ACCORDING TO MY WIFE) THAT WAS AVDERTISED AS "THE KITCHEN JUNK DRAWER BOX"
THERE WAS 19 POUNDS OF MISC. SMALL HAND TOOLS, LOOSE NUTS, BOLTS, KEYCHAINS, OLD TRADING STAMPS AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. AFTER DIGGING TO THE BOTTOM I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL ROLLS OF WHEAT PENNIES (10 TO BE EXACT). WITH MYSELF NOT BEING THE COIN COLLECTING PERSON I DECIDED TO OFFER THEM FOR SALE ON EBAY. I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHEAT PENNIES EXCEPT THAT 1909 WAS THE FIRST YEAR MADE. I DID SOME CHECKING AND SEEN THAT THE ONES WITH THE VDB MARK ARE WORTH CONSIDERABLY MORE. SO HERE I AM LISTING THEM. I CAN ONLY GUARANTEE THAT THERE WILL BE AT LEAST 1 COIN WITH THE VDB MARK THAT CAN BE SEEN ON THE END OF THE ROLL. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE OTHERS ARE AND WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE WINNING BIDDER.
FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND AND MINE THIS ROLL WILL BE SHIPPED IN A BUBBLE MAILER WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION NUMBER
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DVCollector
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matchbox
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United States
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Posted 03/19/2010 2:56 pm
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I was poking around ebay and noticed all these "unsearched" rolls with interesting coins showing and was going to start a thread about this very same subject. It got me to thinking why on earth would anyone..... especially a coin or antique dealer.... would sell a roll without looking through it first. I've bought a lot of coins off ebay, but I would be leery about buying what is described as an unsearched roll.
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needgames4lyfe
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United States
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Posted 03/19/2010 3:08 pm
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I bought 1 for .99 with an indian head 1907 showing. worst comes to worst I got an 1907 indian head
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noobie-numer
New Member
United States
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Posted 04/01/2010 6:55 pm
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i saw a couple rolls of weaties go pretty cheap recently. $3 bucks or so with $2 shipping. they are tempting but better judgment takes over at last minute. only so many 50's wheates I want lying around
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