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Valued Member
United States
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Moderator
 United States
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1. There is no such thing as unsearched
2. Those cents were put in the bags a week ago
3. The feedback is either bogus or planned from friends that bought some
4. This is a vindictive sales tactic that 98.7% of the time yield nothing
5. enjoy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
"There is no such thing as unsearched" Exactly...unsearched wheats are a rarity, hardly something sold in any quantity outside of Granny's jar in the attic. Funny...a year ago, I bought an "unsearched" bag from an eBayer using that same photo. I was naive back then.  It was obviously searched, mostly 40s-50s with a few nondescript earlier Lincolns thrown in--something was off on the date spread. Big skip. |
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Valued Member
 United States
381 Posts |
So basically your telling me that I'm not the obverse, I'm getting it in the reverse!  Edited by jeffreyice1
07/30/2008 03:03 am
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Moderator
United States
6563 Posts |
Oh I hope you didn't already buy those A lot of us shoot and ask questions later though  |
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Valued Member
United States
381 Posts |
Yes I got one for the heck of it. Shot off before confirming with the group.
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Rest in Peace
United States
1729 Posts |
Keep us posted on the outcome, willya?
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Valued Member
United States
201 Posts |
I'd say pass if for no other reason than you would be paying about 10 cents a coin, which is pretty pricey for wheat lots. That's twice as much as I would plan to spend on these.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
860 Posts |
I agree with the sentiment in this case. However, in general even truly unsearched groups will contain many more 40s and 50s than earlier dates due to the numbers minted and the idea of saving cents in a jar rather than using them for purchases became more common as things valued for a cent such as candy or gum or a 3¢ stamp disappeared from use. A local "hoard" in my area would have more "d" mint cents than the others due to service area.
Jim
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
I wouldn't have done it just because I have a simple rule that forbids me from dealing with sellers who make their listings 'private.' If I can't see what they have sold in the past, I won't buy from them in the present. Saves me a lot of hassle in the long run, I think.
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Valued Member
United States
303 Posts |
If that was real, the bank would have filled out all those fields. The bag looks too new for 20 years. I don't think there would be 1000 wheat pennys in one bag from 1988, won't it be mostly memeorials?
Edited by hc8604
07/30/2008 7:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
580 Posts |
Email that dude jumper4951 and ask him if that 1955 double die in VF is up for sale yet.
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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They have tons of these auctions...
I haven't touched one yet, but in my few years of forum lurking, I have yet to find someone who reeled in a good catch.
Honestly, I wouldn't try it.
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Posted 07/30/2008 02:29 am
