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New Member
Canada
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I was browsing on ebay when I have a question in my mind, is there actually any unsearched lots on ebay that actually have a chance of finding older, silver, rare coins? Because most of the coin lots I stumble upon have been searched already. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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My advice is to not trust those "unsearched" lots as often times they have been searched and the person puts old or valuable coins visible in the photo to trick you into buying.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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As a general rule, "unsearched" lots on ebay are searched. If you want true unsearched rolls, get them from the bank at face value. Don't pay a premium on ebay. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Very highly unlikely to find true unsearched lots, rolls on e-bay . They'll word their listings to search for suckers . and according to what I see on the bay ,their doing a darn good job on the newbies . Don't get caught in their trap !  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
I would agree....very unlikely.
Once in a while someone finds a semi key in one of these lots
but for the most part I think they have been looked over.
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Moderator
 United States
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@canadianhunter, I think that you are seeing a healthy skepticism regarding the "unsearched" nature of rolls that you find on ebay. I can tell you that even here on CCF, I received pretty significant pushback regarding the unsearched nature of some rolls of LWCs that I had accumulated over the years and wanted to sell: http://goccf.com/t/277464I don't begrudge this skepticism, but offer this as an indication of the mindset of many folks with years and years of collecting experience. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All that Diogenes of Sinope was looking for was an honest man in Athens. I think he had better luck... Yes, I'm sure that between the start of ebay and the heat death of the universe, at least one actually unsearched lot WILL be offered for sale. Given the odds, I'm pretty comfortable at pointing at any SPECIFIC lot and saying: "This is not that lot." -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Rest in Peace
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I sell Wheat cents both here on CFF and on ebay. I use the term "Unsearched" BUT if you read the description I do explain EXACTLY what is "unsearched", such as "not searched for errors" etc. Did I search theses coins, sure as stated for date and mintmarks. What flabbergasts me is like Spence, people don't seem to take you at your word anymore. ALL coins, any where for sale can be considered Searched by at least one person and in some manner prior to being sold... That said, you just may stumble upon some ignorant relative unloading a deceased's collection not caring about real value/worth, just to get the cash, sorry as that is, is happening more lately as the older of us die out.  Edited by Crazyb0
06/04/2017 8:42 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unless you are buying BULK lots of "junk" coins, all lots have at least been sifted through.
Researched, however, is another story entirely. I have gotten my share of deals because a seller didn't do their homework, and likewise I have sold coins I probably could have worked harder to research.
Just to illustrate an example, about a year ago you bought a lot of 6 Polish commemorative coins for like $1.50 because it seemed like a good idea at the time. A month ago I tried to sell them for $1 each, but decided to double check myself--lo and behold two of the six were silver that had toned to look like cupronickel! The more difficult a coin is to research, the more likely a seller will fail to do so; ancients and medievals are a gold mine for terrific deals.
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Posted 06/04/2017 02:59 am
