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honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 6:38 pm I found this 1879 Morgan dollar add on ebay and I have the same coin and his ebay add said it was a Rare Date and his Buy It Now Price is $500. I consulted 2 AllExperts' Experts and the Red Book and they said it was worth $12-$14 and that it is not a rare date. This add is very misleading and should be corrected. It is not rare and is not worth $500. Also, there is no grading of AVF-30 that the expert I contacted has ever heard of. Here is his the ebay add: http://cgi.ebay.com/1879-Morgan-Sil...te_W0QQitemZ 250066134980QQihZ015QQcategoryZ39465QQcmdZViewItem Here is my AllExperts reply to my question: http://www.allexperts.com/user.cgi?...&qID=4642913 Does anyone know how to handle this? Report this Post to the Staff

scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 6:48 pm Maybe it a rare VAM variety I do not know. of course they do not mention it Report this Post to the Staff
honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 7:05 pm An expert at AllExperts.com said it was only worth $12 or so. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 7:20 pm I am not doubting that the coin is only worth that, I could have told you exactly what the expert said I am just being optimistic. good luck I hope you find an answer Report this Post to the Staff
honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 7:37 pm What? The Red Book says it is worth $20 in VF-20. Besides, there is no AVF-30 rating in the Red Book or anywhere else. I think he made it up. Does anyone know of an AVF-30 grading? About Very Fine - 30? Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 7:56 pm honestabe, Everybody is abbreviating these days AVF-30 (About VF-30). Hope this guy isn't intending to pay the mortgage with the proceeds from the sale. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 9:01 pm Typical ebay overpriced, overhyped coins. Every once in a while you see someone like this. They put a huge price on a cheap coin in the hopes that some whose total numismatic information store was built on ebay comes along and throws away their money. Greasy, morally bankrupt, but not illegal. Honestabe, you would have a full time occupation if you attempted to act on all such auctions. There are hundreds, if not thousands, running at any one time. And that's only in Coins. Only in the United States is "almost Very Fine" not an accepted and specific grade. The rest of the world does it that way. I gotta admit, though, you don't often see it used in conjunction with the Sheldon Scale. Report this Post to the Staff
Jamez Pillar of the Community United States 750 Posts	Posted 08/05/2007 09:09 am To some folks if you can't find it in pocket change, its rare. ? Report this Post to the Staff
ElCerritoCoins Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 08/06/2007 3:27 pm hahaha how misleading..... but just funny. This guy probably made this auction to scam someone that knows nothing about coins. I would not be suprised if he has sold a common date coin this way. You have to give him a 10 for creative marketing and a 0 for integrity. It reminds me of when people were selling the PS2 BOX only for $300 and people thought they were buying the console..... so wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 08/06/2007 10:45 pm Don't you know? Everything on ebay is rare according to sellers. Report this Post to the Staff
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