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Super High Grade Centenary Florin Just Sold For $105.50

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 Posted 06/29/2014  06:25 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add nealeffendi to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
s/ (yes the header is sarcastic)
Why would a horrible road kill florin ( ebay item 191220677579) sell for $105? It would be almost an embarrassment to even include it as a space filler. I dropped out at under twice bullion value but 12 different bidders kept it going higher. WHY?
For a few hundred more there are plenty available that are EF-ChUnc, this is one I picked up last week at a reasonable price ($416.12; ebay item 221465815782 and it should slab up OK. Any opinions of the grade it will make and any detracting points?
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 Posted 06/29/2014  06:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coinsaus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
As regarding the "road kill" you would see that most time coins of rarity seem to get premiums on ebay as they are cheap enough for a low budget person to afford them. Regarding your purchase, nice coin. His face is intact so I would suggest anywhere from a 63-64
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 Posted 06/29/2014  06:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add trout1105 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a great way to sell $5 worth of fake silver for over $100
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 Posted 06/29/2014  06:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sfitzernator to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nealeffendi, have you sent this florin off to be slabbed yet? Just curious
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Sfitzernator, no, I only won it a week ago and it is still in the mail. Once it gets here I'll probably include it as my first submission to PCGS.
Trout, the road kill seller is a dealer of repute so that probably gave bidders confidence that the florin wasn't fake. The buyer I got mine from is a low feedback seller which possibly scared off most bidders. I spent hours looking for die markers to compare before I risked my tight budget on my coin (lots of fakes on ebay). For the road kill I'm not even certain that any die markers would remain.
Coinsaus, I cannot see why even those on a tight budget would buy it as a space filler. If you can't come up with $150-200 for a nice VF then why waste your money on this coin unless it was really cheap (sub $20). Is it a variety/impaired proof because some of the bidders must have reasonable pockets to have feedbacks in the hundreds yet be willing to settle for this.
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