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Pillar of the Community
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What the? anyone have a link to the Ken Potter thing?
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http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...ieGouges.htm I love his take on the situation as well as the fact that he creates his OWN coins and shows definitive evidence supporting his explanation just cracks me up. I like when after having read an article like that, I cannot argue with the point of view and his passion for the hobby comes through while defending it's "purity" like a father would their child. Its great! Plus I love when people rant intelligently - makes it more interesting.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The ebay coin just looks like an over-polished obverse die. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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That is all it is. A cutsie name don't cover the fact that it is just a polished die with name.
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Pillar of the Community
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coop...the "3 legged buffalo" nickel is a good example of how a cutsie name covered that fact.At least it raised the price and created a market when most of us know what it is.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the link Lonz!! thats a lot of information there !!
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:The ebay coin just looks like an over-polished obverse die. Quote:
That is all it is. A cutsie name don't cover the fact that it is just a polished die with name. The seller does mention this but makes it sound like something "major" |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you have to be convinced to buy something, then it's not worth buying. Seller trying to get rid of the stuff he has on unsuspecting prey.
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Pillar of the Community
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Happy to report:0 bids.He had nothing and got nothing.
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These con-artists never stop trying...geesh!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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Happy to report:0 bids.He had nothing and got nothing. He got laughs. Does that count for anything? |
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Good news DrDon  ! glad to see no one bit on that bate !!  |
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That's good - I would be scratching my head if someone actually paid for it. Granted - it IS a curiosity, but to go as far as to market something as an "error" when it truly isn't. Oh well... alls well that ends well!
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Pillar of the Community
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Hey, the majority of highly valued error coins are priced that way because of two things:
1) Their rarity; and/or
2) Their established novelty value.
The latter plays a larger part in error coins than the former, as there can be a unique error that's worthless simply because it is not novel.
So what have we learned about this one? Where an established novelty for a 3-legged buffalo can be worth hundreds, a new "toupee Lincoln" isn't worth 5 bucks. :-)
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