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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here's a link to an ebay auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...130370190729I'm relatively new to this type of thing and wanted to know if this would at all be worth it? Is there an actual chance to find a key date or at least a more rare date/mint mark? Do you think they are really unsearched? Thanks in advance for any comments or advice. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I hate to say it, but I wouldn't put money on it. I've found branch mints in the early teens out of these about ten years ago. But, that was then, and now is now...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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At 10 cents per coin, that seems a little steep. Yes, there is a chance to find something ok, but they only seed them once in a while to generate interest. Notice, it says... "unsearched by our company", but good chance they have been searched numerous times before getting to their company. But, if you like sorting through coins (I do) then it may be worth the entertainment value and you can probably fill quite a few later dates in your album.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1081 Posts |
I do enjoy searching through coins, but only when there's a chance of finding something nice. I guess there is that chance here, but it would seem smaller then usual. The fact that they would "seed' the bag makes sense.
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Valued Member
United States
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I've bought some bags from ebay. I think they're ok if you assume that they have been searched and pay accordingly. Then you have the fun of sorting them, a (relatively low) chance of finding something really good, and you haven't lost anything if you don't. My best find from a bag was a pretty nice 1910s. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bah.....he's bagging them and selling them. For the millionth time: THERE ARE NO UNSEARCHED WHEATS ON ebay! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
687 Posts |
Can the forum software do a sticky thread? We need one BADLY for this topic!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did you guys see the screen name of the ebay seller in that auction. I bet Mr. Daughtrey would be interested. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
731 Posts |
Are "Unsearched" bags/rolls of LWP worth it generally? No.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2541 Posts |
I wouldn't waste your money. Go to your local coin shop and buy in bulk there. Ask them to throw in a few nicer things if you buy a big chunk of them - plus you can usually take a quick look through them there first to see if it is worth while.
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Valued Member
United States
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I have bought "unsearched" rolls and bags before.some were so badly searched that dates were actually "scratched" off to see a date or mm better.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Carefully hidden in the write ups of all these lots is a subliminal message that reads,"unsearched since the last time these were searched."  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
I used to bag LWPs for a local coin shop, and trust me there are no "good" finds. We would buy at 2 cents each and would sort them in categories:50's, 40's,steelies, 30s, 20's, common teens, common S mints, and common BU 40's and 50's. We would ship bags out to wholesalers in AZ,OK, and many others. These wholesalers will "salt" them for special promos.
Still fun though, even when its obvious there are no KEY DATE treasures. Keep in mind, there might be items for Cherrypickers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hate to spoil the party but I did find a 1909-s vdb in an "unsearched" lot on ebay....guy said he knew nothing about coins and he wasn't lying....I'll admit, that is the exception but I just got it back from ANACS and it is the real deal. |
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Posted 09/30/2010 2:52 pm
