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I bid one cent for the contents and $10 for the jar!!  |
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I bid one cent for the contents... One cent for the contents? What? There is no profit in that! However, $10 for the jar sounds like a good deal. Unfortunately, I cannot separate the two  |
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Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
01/15/2015 4:08 pm
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Actually, the story you told (both the truth about the jar and the satire) are worth about $20 at least!!!  |
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Edited by Lucky Cuss
01/19/2015 09:45 am
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In the latest version of this scam, he's got not one but TWO gold coins miraculously standing upright against the sides of the jar in front of an old gold coin note! How ironic! I'm sure that was just random chance!!  Edited by KevinH
01/19/2015 11:39 am
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Also the latest jar has an CC 20 cent coin
Seller description "very rare type coin. either 1875 or 1876. Excellent condition! 1876-CC is worth $100,000+ Wow!"
Common sense tells us that is an 1875-CC 20 cent.
Fact #1 to back that claim up: Most of the 1876-CC 20 cent pieces were melted circa 1877.
Why would the seller leave tens of thousands of $$$$ on the table by putting it in a jar whose final selling price would be a mere fraction of that one coin's value?
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The funniest part to me is that: When you throw a bunch of coins in a jar, they never stand vertical all around the perimeter like that. Especially with larger coins. They would all be laying flat. That is so hilarious to me.
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Why would the seller leave tens of thousands of $$$$ on the table by putting it in a jar whose final selling price would be a mere fraction of that one coin's value? Exactly. Even if he was only 3% sure it could be an 1876, I think he would risk it and check. I mean come one. For 6 figures it is worth it to check. I would just like to speak with the buyers to see what goes through their minds when they bid on auctions like these with not 1, not 2, but multiple red flags. |
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Stacking one's coins within a jar, positioning the tempting ones on edge in the process, is something of an art form ... truly a tease. I wonder how long it will be before the Chinese start bottling or wokking their counterfeits?
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Doing a little ebay browsing this morning, several more jars are showing up, mostly low end cent, nickel, & dime lots. However, here's another from a different seller that like the series we've been tracking is aimed at the more affluent fool. Bidding is up to $1,225 with just over a day to go. See: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-1-quar...t_652wt_1153One other of interest in that the seller hasn't put it up for bids, but has it listed as a "buy it now" with a "best offer" option. See: http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Silver-O...em2a4a8275e7Colligo ergo sum
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Even these straight forward sellers, devoid of hype, seem to be going great with the glass gimmick. Looks like it may be about time to empty my coin albums ... into Mason jars!
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