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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks again for the welcome guys,i'll try and contribute some useful topics/info over the coming years.
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It's impossible to say if that coin is real or not based on the images. In any event the 23 1/2d isn't anywhere near as scarce on the market as some dealers might like you to think. I can remember looking at a dealers stock in Melbourne last year and he had half of one those little Numis albums full of 23 half pennies! They were all pretty ugly. Andrew Crellin has 4 or 5 listed up on his site now too. There was a shocker up there last week that was only $500 or so, but corroded and covered in verdigris :)
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In any event the 23 1/2d isn't anywhere near as scarce on the market as some dealers might like you to think. I agree 100% but I've been watching ebay Coins since around 2002 and 1923 halves were never this common or this (relatively) cheap.There may be reasons for it but something doesn't seem right,there appearing from everywhere.I've been asked to buy one for a friend,she inherited her Fathers coin collection and wants to complete it for her kids,bit nervous though,in no hurry but might have to pay a premium and buy one from one of the auction houses. |
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Prices for key dates on ebay when sold by unknown sellers will pretty much always get much lower prices than retail or at auction. This is simply because buyers can never be sure if a coin from an unknown seller is real or not. That's why selling key date on coins thinking that lower fees is better (see the 1813 dump thread) is false economy when compared with the generally much higher prices paid in room auctions. |
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That's why selling key date on coins thinking that lower fees is better (see the 1813 dump thread) is false economy when compared with the generally much higher prices paid in room auctions. Only if you are foolish enough to have a starting bid of 0.99c. The 1813 dump had a starting bid of $45,000, a price he was unlikely to get in a room auction, especially considering the 16.5% buyers premium which any buyer would have factored in to their bid. I guess the key is to have a starting bid that you are prepared to accept as a sale price if you are selling key date coins. |
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Only if you are foolish enough to have a starting bid of 0.99c. The 1813 dump had a starting bid of $45,000, a price he was unlikely to get in a room auction, especially considering the 16.5% buyers premium which any buyer would have factored in to their bid.
I guess the key is to have a starting bid that you are prepared to accept as a sale price if you are selling key date coins. Very true indeed :) |
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if no one bid then you need pay adv fees, so I prefer 0.99 start, courage!
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and if you want sell why not choose "buy it now"
u put in an auction means you want gambling your item with whtever price finished.
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That coin looks to me to be real( as in all the numbers seem to be the same distance from the inner ring ) but the poor thing has been eaten especially the obverse by Verdigris/Corrosion or what ever it is & would'nt be worth much IMO.
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Not sure myself,they still seem to make the best part of $500 if they have a clear date which is ridiculous. I took a photo of this one to a coin dealer and whilst he wasn't happy with the 2 he said he couldn't be sure and best not to touch it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/25098917943...t_500wt_1154 |
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Id much rather have a empty hole in my album and a fist full of cash than a huge hole in my pocket and that piece of (insert your choice of profanity) in my album!
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Another cheap 23 half.,looks like an altered date but as usual not sure,I've seen that buffing on the beads ontop of the 3 before,a better quality coin and it looked completely out of place and unatural wear. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Australia-H...t_500wt_1129 |
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