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Hi Friends, I just found this rarity. Its seems to be a recent discovery. Its a 1919 Buffalo nickel struck on an Argentina 10 cent planchet.(MS64) Wich should be a fair price for this coin? Any expert? https://stacksbowers.com/Auctions/A...LotID=521276Its seems to be unique. *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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The coin is being auctioned by a reputable house ... the final price will tell you the 'value'.
Hoping you were not expecting the CCF to be your consultants on a fair bid ... that is not why we are here.
David
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Thanks for answering. No, I'm not bidding, the coin exceeds my economic posibilities.
I just found that coin really interesting and wanted to talk about it.
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United States
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Absolutely no offense intended, but out of curiosity...
What I see in most posts when somebody asks for an opinion of grade and value of a particular coin, everyone is more than willing to give just that. When relote asked for an opinion of value for a coin being auctioned, the reply was that it was inappropriate. Why?
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07/23/2013 8:38 pm
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They don't bother to give the weight of the coin. There are several other possible planchet sources that it could be struck on. Without a weight and diameter it can't be properly identified. And before someone says "Well PCGS slabbed it so they must know what it was." PCGS does not in my opinion have a good track record with this kind of thing. Several years back when a new silver center cent, without the silver center, turned up at the ANA convention PCGSyed slabbed it as J-2. But J-2 comes in two different types, one with the 3/4 cent worth of silver alloyed with the copper (2 known), and one made of just pure copper (12 known). The only way to tell the two apart is by Xray analysis or Specific Gravity. The slab doesn't say which one this one was. I contacted PCGS to find out what the results of the tests were and was told that they hadn't bothered to run the tests. They "authenticated" it, graded it, "identified" it, and slabbed it, but they don't know what it actually is. And now that it is slabbed we will probably never know for sure. Personally I think they did a disservice to the owner. What if this was a new copper/silver alloy piece? I'm sure the sale of the third known fusible alloy coin would bring more than the 13th copper one. |
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Being the coins is in very high grade, and slabbed in a PCGS (track record noted on these errors) holder, I'm sure it will get strong interest due to the type of error and the fact a major auction house with a good name is offering it. I'd say the price will be strong but not record setting.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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