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Pillar of the Community
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I have been working to assemble a nice type set of U.S. half dollars. The two I still need are the Draped Bust and Flowing Hair. I'd been selling coins to raise money for one of them and then found this very nice 1806 Draped Bust graded EF-45 by PCGS. I decided to buy it but needed to move some money from my bank account to my PayPal account in order to pay for it. I did that last week and waited for the money to transfer. Two days before the transaction was complete, someone else got the coin. That's life. I'm back to the search.  Paul Bulgerin
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02/26/2022 1:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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One of the reasons not to use paypal
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I thought about that.
Paul Bulgerin
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry to hear.  Edited by Coinfrog
02/26/2022 1:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dang!! I use a credit card with Paypal so I get a month to transfer the money and pay off the credit card. That way I can purchase a coin immediately if I spot a deal.
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...but now you are ready for the purchase when the right coin comes along.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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When I use PayPal it draws directly from my account or credit card with no delay?
Or if that wasn't option why not contact the seller, explain the situation and ask them to hold it for a few days?
Sorry you missed out on your coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The good news is that there are always more out there.
I found a nice AU-50 but at a distinctly higher price tag. There is no rush.
Paul Bulgerin
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United States
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I am hunting for a draped dollar too, I probably won't go as high as XF45 but I want exactly that look. That coin is beautiful, and if it really called to you then I'm sure we all know the feeling of it getting away. Hope you find another one equally good or better!
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United States
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That was a beaut but I'm hoping you find something with similar eye appeal.
"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."
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That was a nice looker, keep up the hunt, it'll come .
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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United States
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Best of wishes on the search.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coins come and go. There's always a backup plan. I sold two double eagles to get an attractive but cleaned VF 1795 flowng hair dollar. Whatever reason I had for buying the double eagles was long forgotten, but it will be a long time before I upgrade that dollar.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've run into similar problems and Paypal's rules make no sense in this instance. It takes days to tranfer money from my own "verified" bank to paypal, yet my brother can "friends and family" me over some money and the transfer is instant
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Ouch!  I hope you have better luck next time.  |
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