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Pillar of the Community
United States
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/270839639895As I write this, the bid is $610.00 for a NGC MS65 1883 No Cents Liberty nickel. Numismedia has it at $213 in MS65 and $400 in MS66. Is this a rare variety? PS - I have a PCGS MS65 1883 No Cents nickel that I will gladly sell for $600 :)
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Pillar of the Community
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it does have a die crack, but I dont see how it could kick the value up $400.
it looks like its in an OH, though, so maybe the buyers lookin to regrade it.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It may just be another bidding frenzy. I have watched many auctions form this seller and they all seem to end way over what I would be willing to pay.
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 GSC is known for excellent internet photography and some ... ummmh ... modifications to raw coins to make them more appealing to the E-Pray masses. In this case ... no way they have 'enhanced' an NGC slabbed coin ... so all I can guess is that their loyal following is out of their collective minds on this one.  David |
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It is hard to understand unless 2 bidders are mistaking it for a With Cents coin. It is fairly common to see MS65 No Cent coins (PCGS or NGC) go for less than $200.
This coin would have to regrade at MS67 for the $600 to be worth it and it looks accurately graded at MS65 to me.
I just hope those same bidders will bid on one of my auctions some day.
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Pillar of the Community
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I saw "coin vault" last night lying on the TV --they were offering a roll of 40 V Nicks "these go for 7-8 dollars a piece in the catalog"  they looked pretty beat up (like the ones I buy for 50 cents a piece) Price  99 DOLLARS!  Retired USAF 1983-2003
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11/02/2011 9:58 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ebay+Greatsoutherncoin auctions = WAY ABOVE NORMAL!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm going to put my money on "shill bidding". That or someone can't read. I mean, this is just crazy money for an MS65 No Cents nickel. I purchased an NGC MS64 No Cents nickel 2 months ago for $70 (attached photo). I see NO reason why this one would go for $600!  |
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Only two possibilities. Shill, or world-class stupid. Don't underestimate the latter.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
nice one BRG
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Too bad that ebay is hiding the bidders identification, I would love to get ahold of the #2 person to offer my 1883 NC for the losing bid! BRG, that is pretty cool image, would you mind passing along the technique? I am not very good at the overlaying/photoshopping of images. Edited by oih82w8
11/03/2011 11:09 am
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Valued Member
United States
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I just looked at the bidding page, I see the bidder who won shows that 86% of his bids were with this seller. Plus he just kept bidding himself up.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
Nice coin BRG. That one looks nicer than that 65 from GSC! Should be worth more than $620.
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow, I guess someone got carried away with the bidding. and your right most of the bids were his/hers. Yes I agree it would be nice if they stopped by my ebay page and bid on some of my stuff! |
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Pillar of the Community
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OK, I'll take the unpopular position here as it seems to be about GSC. First, in my humble opinion the bidding went crazy in this particular auction and someone paid way too much but that's ebay... Regarding GSC they are masters at photography and juicing the photos of their coins. I've been beat up as some in this forum think I'm supporting them but it's really about supporting the buyers. In their defense - at least I can see the details of the coins compared to sellers who intentionally post blurred photos. I've probably looked at several hundred GSC auctions and bought five or six times. I'm a happy customer. I can see what I'm buying and I'm happy with my purchases. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Crazy high bidding for this coin. My bets are on shill bidding.
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Posted 11/02/2011 8:27 pm
