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Picked this up for $2.50. Seems too good to be true but it does appear authentic. It obviously has been cleaned though. Opinions?   Edited by Alex12780
05/22/2016 9:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That does seem too good to be true, looks VF30-35 cleaned IMO.
Does not seem fake other than the price tag.
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I bought it in a gold and silver store that also sold coins. All the coins there were way over priced and then this caught my eye. Perhaps a communication error or simple mistake when writing price down? They sold it less than its weight in silver.
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Pillar of the Community
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VF details, polished. Does appear to be genuine and has enough detail for something like a type set - not a bad snag for the price!
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Pillar of the Community
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 VF details, cleaned. |
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There's a good chance the asking price was $250.
Edited by ArrowsAndRays
05/22/2016 8:52 pm
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Liberty Seated (Insert denomination) Coinage
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VF-Details, cleaned. The store clerk obviously made a mistake on the price. Numismedia has XF-40 listed at $198 for a 1843 Seated Half. If problem free a high retail price of $250.00 would be possible but not a "good deal" by any stretch of the imagination. Probably would bring at least $80 on ebay, it's not a bad type set coin since it has good detail and still has some eye appeal despite being cleaned. Edited by Joe2007
05/22/2016 9:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Someone may lose their job over this. Big difference between $2.50 and $250.
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Someone may lose their job over this. Big difference between $2.50 and $250.  The clerk must have had very little knowledge of coins to make such an error. |
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I bet the price was $250 as noted above. That's 3X what it's worth but would not be an unusual asking price in a some coin shops.
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