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Forum Dad
 United States
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So let's here some of your favorite lines that you've seen in on-line coin auctions. Here are a few I've seen... "normal wear" - Who's normal? "mint condition for its age" - Duh. Day old or 500 years old; Mint is mint. At least in my book.  Got any more good ones?
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Forum Mom
United States
5877 Posts |
How about "perfect condition - some wear"?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
"I know nothing about coins, I just sell them"  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
"I'm not a coin grader, but I think this is about MS-68." "I'm not a coin grader, so you judge from the [fuzzy] picture." "Recently found in Savannah, Georgia" (referencing the 20,000 identical colonial coppers). "Found in an estate." "This was my great-great-grandfather's, handed down in the family from generation to generation." "Genuine Civil War coin dated 1888." "Guaranteed authentic... no returns." "Guaranteed problem free... no returns." "Found in an old 1800s abandoned building." "We pride ourselves in our honesty." From a China dealer offering a Trade dollar. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
853 Posts |
"scarce" and "rare" to describe almost any common coin out there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
560 Posts |
This coin catalogs for $500 in MS64 but our grade is MS70. Just think of the value you could get (If you hadn't seen our Sorry Grading Service coin first) because there is no reserve and the bidding starts at $.99.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Always one of my favourites:"This is a 1960 MINT never been opened silver proof set!!! Still in its original package!!! **UNOPENED** These coins have been issued from the US Mint 44 years ago. The 1960 Proof set has less sets made then any other sets in the 1960's!!! BEST PARTCould this be a lucky set? With a chance of finding a Franklin half worth $10,000.00 or Lincoln Penny worth over $2,000.00 or Frosted Cameo coins!! NO! IT COULD'NT BE BECAUSE I ALREADY OPENED IT DISCREETLY OVER STEAM AND THEN PUT IT TOGETHER AGAIN! OH< MABYE I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT THE CHANCES OF FINDING ONE ARE SO SMALL, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BUY ONE EVERY WEEK OF YOUR LIFE AND PROBABLY NOT GET ONE ANYWAYHAPPY BIDDING!!" Andrew Oh! heres another "estate sale" one... http://cgi.ebay.com/1885-O-MS67-MOR...IN_W0QQitemZ250037701739QQihZ015QQcategoryZ139811QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I dont recognise the grader either  ! At least its not in a Coin World SLAB
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10/11/2006 12:10 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1152 Posts |
Those are also some of my personal favourites Morgan Fred!
"Here we have a nice lot of 15 UNSORTED, UNSEARCHED coins! Bid with confidence"
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"I have a nice box of coins here for sale, one lot is 3 coins, Ill just reach into the box for you, and pull out 3 coins WITHOUT LOOKING AT THEM, because these coins are UNSEARCHED! Happy Bidding!"
makes me laugh so darn hard!
Andrew
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Rest in Peace
United States
2884 Posts |
"Fresh From Estate Sale" (vs stale sale?) "Fresh" to the current seller perhaps? Mike  |
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Forum Mom
United States
5877 Posts |
I like the ones that say "unsearched" and then provide a list of the dates you will be getting! |
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Moderator
Australia
16859 Posts |
"Some people have found GOLD in my lots of uncleaned ancient coins".Really? That's awfully generous of you, giving away coins worth $1000 or more for $19.95...
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
756 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
Key dateAn auction title from this evening: 1963 Franklin half dollar..key date (Philadelphia)!! Uh huh....
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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"This two-dollar coin has a mule-like rim!"
"Very rare, looks just like a valuable one-dollar mule."
Either it's a mule or it isn't. Mule-like? What a joke!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
882 Posts |
"These coins are unsearched my ME! But my brother looked through them all."
"These coins are unsearched, however, I will make sure you will get problem free coins."
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Posted 10/10/2006 3:31 pm
