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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's like the rainbow trout I caught it was 10" wide (between the eyes) LOL
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1160 Posts |
Only on E-Bay! This is a good example that anything sells.This seller gets the last laugh being $7.50 US richer for something worthless.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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THE REASON SOME WHERE MINTED HOLLOW INSIDE WAS DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF MATERIAL DUE TO THE WAR MOST OF THESE HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CIRCULATION AND MELTED (sorry about allcaps).  Hollow? That's a new one. Anyone else notice the tool marks parallel to that break? That must have been a strong set of chompers--or a vise.  |
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Locked
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Yeah, sure looks like a vice mark doesn't it....  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1923 Posts |
DVCollector, I herd they hired that guy to bite a couple dozen of these 5 cent in 1/2, I thought it was just a rumor
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
 He would be the man for the job! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
650 Posts |
The thing I find stranger than the story is 1. Some one appears to have bought it.
2. The guy appears to be active in selling. Somewhat odd listing on his 1871 25 cent piece. It says a mintage of 400,000 and then says something about silver mintage 66,000.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
868 Posts |
How many of you would like to have one of these I have a vice and good pair of cutters :-)))))))))
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3499 Posts |
I just wonder who would actually want to bid on a half of a coin.
Also, were Canadian nickels actually hollow during the war years?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I just wonder who would actually want to bid on a half of a coin.
Also, were Canadian nickels actually hollow during the war years? A...a sucker B...Not a chance. Think about how they could possibly make them hollow and then how would they keep them hollow after being subjected to the die presses. Five cent coins minted during WWII were minted in nickel from 1939 to 1942, then switched to a brass coloured tombac alloy, then finally chromium plated steel. Chromium plated steel was reintroduced during the Korean War. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1248 Posts |
to bad it is not April 1st..
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Valued Member
Australia
155 Posts |
Thats golden!
I wonder if all the bids were legit or just him so he can bump the sell price of the other half that the shop keeper still had!
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9867 Posts |
Most of this seller's listings that I have seen (Victoria 25cents) are private listings with very odd bidding patterns,I'm almost positive shill bidding is happening,and have reported it to ebay |
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Locked
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I'm almost positive shill bidding is happening, Please tell me how you're "almost positive". I'm dying to hear it. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pardon me while I jot down my to-do notes here ... 1. Get vise 2. Get tin snips 3. Get PayPal account 4. Hire shills 5. Get rolls of Canadian nickels; snip in half; write wild fairy tale; post on ebay. 6. Sell, package, ship, repeat Since this halver went for $7.50, I should plan on about $15.00 income per nickel, right? |
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