1865 & 1866 Three Cent Nickels (Huh?)

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CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 3:11 pm This auction has been bugging me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...t_1330wt_700. No, I am not the winner. Is there anything that I am missing on why these went to high? Edited by CoinsKelly 04/23/2012 3:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff

dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 3:23 pm Must be a rare form of verdigris? Report this Post to the Staff
M0nks Pillar of the Community United States 1770 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 4:37 pm hmm thats a good question, I dont see it either? those should be like 25-35 dollar coins I believe? unless we arent seeing something ? Report this Post to the Staff
mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 5:38 pm Maybe a rare variety? Those TX unclaimed property auctions are almost always overpriced- perhaps because they are advertising widely in local papers or something. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 04/23/2012 11:26 pm Unclaimed/police/goodwill auctions tend to go sky high. Looks like that might be decayed leather, which will come off in a jiffy. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 04/24/2012 12:55 am Yeah, that is a bit odd. They look (at least from the crummy pictures) genuine. But the two of them aren't worth anything more than $80 on a good day. $152 with that kind of corrosion (it's greenish, not leathery; could even be PVC damage) seems downright excessive. Perhaps the winner is in the spirit of bidding for the institution rather than the item? Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 04/24/2012 10:17 am The only thing you are missing is the void in your wallet. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 04/24/2012 2:40 pm Thanks everyone, I was wondering if I needed to get my eyes checked again. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/25/2012 08:28 am Assuming this really is an unclaimed property auction I have found that these sales are often attended by people who have no idea what coins are worth. So these are not being bid on by collectors, they are being bid on by people who think they must be really valuable because they are OLD. I've seen it happen many times with unclaimed property auctions. Report this Post to the Staff
rycolemet Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 04/26/2012 09:44 am wow that is $100 more than I would even consider Report this Post to the Staff
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