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United States
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I was playing around with selling my Jefferson Spouse Proof and stopped in at a "Pawn Shop" here in OKC. The lady was curious and friendly enough but only offered $100 for it, after numerous trips back and forth with her "manager" in the back room. Needless to say that I went elsewhere and received $898 for it (back when gold was $1800+ an ounce), just under spot.
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United States
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C'mon man you guys don't believe that stuff,really?These people are buying lockers and they don't know what coins,guns,high tech audio-video,etc are worth but a microwave that you can buy at a garage sale for $10.00 bucks they say "oh this is a good item at least $90.00 to $120.00 buck in my store"  |
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United States
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Kaus... from what I saw it was a very fair appraisal.
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United States
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It's TV, I bet they all know the value of the coins, but they have to fill 30 minutes, so they bring in an appraiser. The same with Pawn Stars, I'm willing to bet they're not constantly bringing in experts to buy items like they show on EVERY episode. They want the viewing audience to see a second opinion.
Also, why would he not give her the retail price on an appraisal? She didn't ask him to make an offer. An appraisal is asking how much an item is worth, not what he would pay for it. She wants to know how much to charge for the items in her store.
Last, I think they actually did something positive on the show that night. I bet a lot of people don't know about testing their coins with a magnet. How many people do you think took a magnet out and tested their coins?
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United States
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Last, I think they actually did something positive on the show that night. I bet a lot of people don't know about testing their coins with a magnet. How many people do you think took a magnet out and tested their coins? Heh. After we watched the show together, my wife asked me if I had a "special tool" like the appraiser had to test for counterfeits. I said, "yes, dear -- it's called a magnet." |
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United States
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Remember, these are scripted shows and the performers don't work for free either.
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Canada
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It's television. It's acted out and scripted. Otherwise, it's a waste of everybody's time.
(What he ^ said.)
I'm pretty sure that some of the personalities are people in the business who are trying to get more suckers into their auctions, but it's scripted like hell. And that one guy Barry is a comedian, I'm almost sure of it. What else needs to be said - FAKE!
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United States
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If those Peace dollars are fake there is no telling if the other coins are fakes as well. |
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United States
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Barry, sorry should have read more carefully. Springcypress, after looking back on dvr, I guess you are probably correct.
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You would think a person whose life basically revolves around collectibles and selling found items would have more knowledge of coins. I agree, I found it kind of strange when she left the coin shop she said "I didn't know they made fake coins" And they also referred to the slabbed Morgans as "The coins with serial numbers" |
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I managed to get the Cert. Number off the three slabbed coins. I wanted to check the numbers on the PCGS website, to see if these were fake slabs. 5299859 - 1879-S Morgan dollar MS-64 3248028 - 1886 Morgan dollar MS-64 9625161 - 1925 Peace dollar MS-63 |
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United States
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I was watching American Pickers a few weeks back, and they walked right by lots of old Danscos. I wonder if they even had any coins, or if they were even for sale.
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01/13/2012 01:35 am
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United States
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You would think a person whose life basically revolves around collectibles and selling found items would have more knowledge of coins. I'm in the antique business in a small way. The truth is there is almost no way for a dealer to know about everything. The astute dealers know where to go to get informetion about the areas they are weak in. The rest of the dealers just make up prices as they go. I make around 30% of my antiques income by buying items at antique malls that were grossly underpriced by other dealers. |
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United States
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Staged show but still very intresting!
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United States
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I think part of the show is scripted. It has to be. But the auntioneers, Dan and Laura Dotson, are the ones who auctioned off the storage unit worth $500,000. A man identified as "John" paid $1100 for the unit in Contra Costa County. It had belonged to a recently deceased elderly woman. The treasure chest was a rubbermaid container that had a number of rare coins and a few gold and silver bars. It was heavy enough that 3 men had to carry it out. Unfortunately this auction wasn't televised.
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01/15/2012 10:50 am
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