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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5239 Posts |
Some people attach great value to objects owned/ worn by famous people. Logic does not apply.
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Valued Member
 United States
397 Posts |
 Trying to see if a Ted Williams fan will pay a big sum for a coin he owned? |
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Valued Member
United States
408 Posts |
Basically the listing is stating this was a coin that was a part of Ted Williams, the famous baseball legend, coin collection.
We will see in 29 days if someone is willing to buy that coin at that price.
I assume the grade "Genuine" means that the coin is real. I don't why there is not a condition grade. Maybe someone else can answer that.
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
I am always surprised at the prices people pay for items that once belonged to famous entertainers or athletes. Presidents, authors, and astronauts ... well, that just makes sense.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
The LCS here, sold some Ted Williams collection 1oz gold eagles.
For the same price as other gold eagles.
To me .. that is just a 1942 circulated nickel
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
Proving my ignorance... Who the heck is Ted Williams, and why would I care that it's his coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Take it out of the slab and you have a coin worth about 25¢.
I see no extra value in coins attributed to some renown individual.
And that includes Eliasberg and other of his ilk.
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Valued Member
United States
411 Posts |
I emailed the seller and he told me since Ted owned this coin it makes it worth this price. LOL(me)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5828 Posts |
"but it's from the ted williams collection!1!!1!"... my guess is that the seller is clueless about coins and looked up "ted Williams coins" and saw gold coins from his collection going for about the same price?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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He claims this coin is Brand New ! $25 shipping ! Does not accept returns ! Sounds good to me .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
I once bid on a coin from the collection of President John Quincy Adams. I didn't win and it wasn't any where near this ridiculously priced, but I did think it would be neat to own a coin he once held in his hands.
Paul Bulgerin
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Paul, I might have bid on something like that, too. But there is a limit -- always.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
For that kind of money, it should include a baseball autographed by Ted Williams  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
I bet the Genuine grade is there so it doesn't say F Details - Cleaned
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Moderator
 United States
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Some people will pay a premium for documented provenance.
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Posted 10/23/2016 8:26 pm
