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Amazing that treasure hunters will fall for 'deals' such as this ... sad also for whoever ends up paying the fare.
David
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This is just a version of the classic pig in a poke scenario...
1) Who would negotiate the sale of a horde of coins without searching through them?
2) There is absolutely NO way coins will go into a jar standing up! The coins have been manipulated to "show" well..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's back down to a more reasonable level.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is just a version of the classic pig in a poke scenario... Yep--it doesn't matter this is a centuries old trick, people still fall for it.  |
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United States
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The jar o' fun went for 10k.
Like I said earlier, if this is not a shill bid, I fear for humanity.
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United States
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Nothing we haven't been watching for years. There's probably 100 threads of this type in the archives.
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Nothing we haven't been watching for years. There's probably 100 threads of this type in the archives. Certainly true, SsuperDave. To seasoned collectors, threads like this are, generally speaking, nothing new. Yet, there's a constant flow of new collectors who need to be made aware of this gimmickry and fraud at large. Continued postings like this one on the CCF likely help raise their awareness, methinks. Then too, this posting tends to stretch the normal bounds, doesn't it? |
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To seasoned collectors, threads like this are, generally speaking, nothing new. It also entertains us how high these prices can get. |
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It also entertains us how high these prices can get. Yes, it is entertaining to watch the price rise. It also helps me feel better when I think I might have paid a couple of dollars to much for a $20 coin.  |
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I'm with ExoGuy, new collectors and new people to this board will benefit from bringing these hoaxes up, not very many will go through the archives to find this kind of stuff. I had to laugh when I saw the Wheat penny with the vdb showing stuck to the side of the jar. Got to give him credit, he must have spent hours getting the most expensive coins to stand upright like that. |
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Australia
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Why weren't the coins taken out of the jar and laid out, so that the whole collection could be pictured?  Is the jar valuable? |
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Why weren't the coins taken out of the jar and laid out, so that the whole collection could be pictured? Laying out the coins, revealing both sides, would defeat the seller's strategy. More than coins, the seller is peddling a story and a dream. He's playing to the wish of most collectors who long to find a rarity and have a great story to then tell about their find. The whole sale, akin to that of the seemingly endless parade of "unsearched rolls" of cents with silver and gold coins on the open ends of these allegedly bank-wrapped rolls, is a big tease. The jars are worth a few bucks each to those who put up preserves. |
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Don't get me wrong - these threads are a good thing. The more we talk about it, the better. Newer members get to see what's happening, and Google boosts search results on the topic in our direction.
Post them all.
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That's a big 10-4, SsuperDdave!
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the seller is peddling a story and a dream. He's playing to the wish of most collectors who long to find a rarity and have a great story to then tell about their find. The likely feeling when someone wins an auction like this...  That feeling after you receive your prize, and you start setting a value to each coin. -->  -->  Later, reality sets in.. Then you either  or quietly swallow that bitter pill--and never admit being taken.  Edited by DVCollector
12/02/2014 1:31 pm
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