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New Member
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I have a quick opportunity to pick up this coin for $4800 including buyer's premium. Does the forum think this would be a good buy? Coin has some lite toning.
Thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Would love to see pics to get an idea of what's being offered. Thanks.
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New Member
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 The scratch on the cheek appears to be on the holder. |
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Pillar of the Community
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why do you want to buy it?
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Pillar of the Community
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Do YOUR homework BEFORE buying this coin. Make sure you have a return priv, too. Don't make a 4800$ mistake on a coin you may not be happy with once it's in your hands. Check Greysheet and prices of previous coins sold before committing to this coin. Good luck!
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New Member
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Thanks for your replies. Because it was an online auction I am not able to inspect this coin but all the metrics say it is a good buy based on the holder grade. The 1927-D in 65+ is a conditional rarity based on Greysheet and auction archives. But from my experience, the old adage "buy the coin not the grade" is strong here 'cause we know that both NGC & PCGS have slabbed a lot of dogs over the years. $4800 would be an expensive lesson with it went south on me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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You did well to pass. Like you stated this is a conditional rarity and a big gamble. It hammered for $4,894 with Buyer's Fee. For that price you better be darn sure it's a strong 65 and from the images I wouldn't be able to say that. As a MS64+ it's worth a 1/3 of that price and as a MS65 probably would bring $2,500. It didn't sell for close to 65+ money and that's likely for a reason.
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New Member
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I agree. Glad I passed on it from a collector's perspective but the internet really supports a lot of holder buying when the coin itself does not support the grade on the holder. Since I was adding to my Registry collection it didn't meet my standards because based on the image it actually looked like a 63 or 64. Thanks, NGC. **
Edited by seeker1114
11/21/2022 01:35 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good decision.  to the CCF! |
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Moderator
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to the CCF. Good call to pass. |
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Would you be willing to post a link to your registry set...would love to see what you've included thus far?
smat
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Pillar of the Community
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To me it's obvious OP wanted to crack it and get a 66.
66 is $25,000!
Massive jump from 65 which is $2750.
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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11/22/2022 01:25 am
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