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gettingbrowned Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 03/01/2009 03:26 am Good ending to this story -- I contacted the seller (who turned out to be an elderly couple in Ohio) and they admitted to making a mistake on the listing. The matter has been resolved with no money lost and no bad feedback left. Turns out this one WAS honest... I couldn't believe it. Report this Post to the Staff
gettingbrowned Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 03/01/2009 03:26 am ...and I won the lot for around $85 (which I think would have been a good deal) Report this Post to the Staff
norseman012 Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 03/01/2009 04:14 am You did the right thing by canceling the payment. Just because they are old does not mean they are honest. They are just more believable, if they are really old folks. You ever heard of Ma Barker Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 03/01/2009 09:13 am Great! I'm glad it worked out well. Report this Post to the Staff
gettingbrowned Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 03/01/2009 09:21 am update 2: better pictures = 5 Barber halves, 1 Walking Liberty half, 2 Barber quarters, 38 JFK halves, 2 Washington quarters, 3 wheat cents, and 3 Buffalo nickels. i offered her $40 for the lot including shipping and she accepted. will post quality pics when the coins are in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/03/2009 2:24 pm If they are truely old I can see why they might call the barbers Morgan. In the early 20th century it was not unusual for the Barber coins to be called Morgans. In fact some of the early folders for the Barber dime, quarter, and half dollar actually say Morgan dime, Morgan Quarter, and Morgan Half dollar on the covers. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/04/2009 10:49 am Quote: 5 Barber halves, 1 Walking Liberty half, 2 Barber quarters, 38 JFK halves, 2 Washington quarters, 3 wheat cents, and 3 Buffalo nickels. i offered her $40 Are the Kennedys silver or clad? Either way, $40 is kind of low-ball... Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 03/04/2009 11:24 am $40 would be a great deal, even if the JFKs were clad, since you then get 6 silver halves and 2 silver quarters for $21, or less then 7x face. I dont know if the Washington quarters are silver or not, if they were it would be an even better ratio. Report this Post to the Staff
gettingbrowned Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 03/04/2009 12:26 pm Yeah, I offered her a low-ball amount because of the drama the confusion caused. I didn't really expect her to accept the offer (and especially not to cover the ~$12 shipping cost). But yeah... I got a really good deal. The package is on the way and I'll post pics of everything when it gets here. I hope there's a keydate lincoln or buffalo in there, too! Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 03/04/2009 12:41 pm Thanks gettingbrowned, I look forward to seeing them. You need to change your username to 'gettingeven'. Report this Post to the Staff
gettingbrowned Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 03/04/2009 12:47 pm Haha, I like that! Report this Post to the Staff
Jays-Dad Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 03/27/2009 12:05 pm Update!! Report this Post to the Staff
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