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magusxxx Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 3:38 pm The person who got me into coin collecting says the same stuff about the coins I sometimes buy. "It's overpriced.It's not the same grade as the others you've gotten before so it can't go in the book." I've started to just tune that stuff out. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 4:57 pm When I was still a newbie collector, my first coin "buddy" would give me grief about everything I bought. He chastised me for using folders (even though he was right and I moved to albums after a couple of years). He said I always overpaid for my coins, no matter what. It got old, so I just stopped hanging out with him. Difficult to do with family, but if you give them the cold shoulder for a while, they might let up. If not, just grin and bear it! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 5:01 pm Yep !.......And I work with my Dad too !.....so it's not "just" family....it's every day ! LoL Ha Ha I'd look weird with a permanant "grin" on my face from "ginning & baring it" all the time though ! Report this Post to the Staff
gbchaosmaster Valued Member United States 328 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 5:30 pm If what your dad says is true, Flying Eagle cents and MS 1909 V.D.B. Cents would be worth about 3 cents, an 1895 Business Strike Morgan dollar (if there even is one) 16 dollars, the Unc. 1907 Ultra High Relief Pattern Plain Edge Saint-Gaudens about $750, the Silver Plug flowing Hair about 16 dollars, etc. I can't put my finger on it, but something's not right there... Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 5:40 pm I've got a lot of contrary thoughts on the subject.... 1. Damaged coins look like junk no matter how rare they are. So I can understand an outsider's opinion on a low grade Morgan collection. 2. I collect this stuff more out of obsession than any idea that it's an investment. I've got lots of junk to which I have a romantic attachment. Some of it I like better than my non-junk coins, which by and large reside unseen in a SD box. Just looking at my scrappy corroded 1795 cent is enjoyable - feeling the heft of the copper, sunlight glinting off the pitted, diecracked surfaces polished by pocket wear.... it's a portable time machine.... 3. A coin book is no place for a low grade coin. It belongs in a sack, or a box, or a hole in the ground. Or, better yet, in your pocket. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
jeremymh Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 7:02 pm Honestly I dont think you messed up that bad. The "cheap" CC morgs. go for at least $50. Report this Post to the Staff
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