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Why Did This Walking Lib Go For $200? Updated...

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Can anybody tell? Common date, common grade...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171022311616
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 Posted 04/19/2013  6:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dave H to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Probably the same reason why this CWT went for $285... potential newbies to collecting and they really wanted them?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1860s-Civil...p=true&rt=nc
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Looks like it's the DDR variety and if so $200 was an excellent buy for the winning bidder. I might have pushed the price a little higher if I'd noticed the auction.

Just because it's in a PCGS slab doesn't mean PCGS would necessarily ID it as a scarce variety.
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You noticed it faster than I thought somebody would. Was going to rag on the bidiot for pushing it up that high... the bidiot was me. Was glad to plunk down $200 for it when they go for $900+ on HA.com for similar condition coins. My max bid was... much, much higher. It will get sent back in and be properly attributed (It's a CPG variety, so they're supposed to attribute it when they see it, somebody messed up here) and replace this coin in my walker short set;

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You just cherrypicked Steve Contursi's bunch for a variety?
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Something tells me a ~$800 cherry won't hurt him too bad given the caliber of coins he has available.

Here's the last HA.com example in PCGS 64.

http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...2&lotNo=4285
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Haha congrats, you earned it
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Just a word of advice - don't run your mouth until you have your coin in hand. Even then, probably not a good idea.
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Tell me please, where I can find this DDR on pics? My amateur eye didn't see this...
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the most noticeable part for me is the top left of 1st "U" in pluribus.
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Now I see this:) Thanks:)
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you're welcome. I have a nice monitor at work.
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It was already shipped when I posted this thread, Drsandman. Got it in hand today. Confirmed 100% that it's the DDR.
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Does it matter why it went for $200? After all, it helps other people sell theirs at inflated prices too. :)
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Nice score! I thought finding my VF DDR in a group of commoms was nice, but this one.....wow!
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I came across this coin at a local shop and was wondering if it is a DDR, sorry the picture isn't great.


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