Rollo Tomassi

What's it gonna be like?   Full on cluster fudge?   Tables full of stale coins?  Collectors racing around the floor in hopes of finding SOMETHING that isn't on eBay?

Uncertainty if masks will be mandated?

Gonna be interesting for sure....         

7 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said:

When I find a good dealer on Ebay I usually visit their store online. 

It can be a chore to track it down.  City and name are .....helpful.... but usually the seller is using a username on eBay.

2 hours ago, Alex in PA. said:

Listen up guys.  EBay USED to be the place for coins and currency - years ago.  Now EBay is mostly the junk dealers are trying to get rid off.  When you click Buy It Now and you see an 1880 Morgan Dollar low for $40.00 and by the time you get to the end of the list it's $300.00!  If I see a coin on EBay and check it's B.I.N. price chances are good that I can get a better looking (eye appeal) coin and at less money expended from a nationally know dealer.  I have not bought from EBay (coins) in quite a while.

Independent dealers are a far better source.  You know who the seller is and can usually talk to them on the phone.

If eBay reduced fees for every REDUCED relist, I think they would make MORE money!

But.....they really don't care  as coins aren't their main revenue.

On 4/8/2021 at 7:02 PM, thebeav said:

If you click on "Price" at  the right end of the heading, you can be sure of separating the 'buy it nows' from the auctions.

AH-DOGGONE-HAH !!   Figgered it out.   Clicking "Price" sorts by price and SEPARATES the priced coins from the AUCTION ones !!

YAY !!!    Smooch Smooch SMOOCH !!!

WHAT a good suggestion.    

No smudges.   White preferred, but will consider any that are EVENLY toned.

62-66 slabbed.  Either service.

On 4/8/2021 at 7:02 PM, thebeav said:

If you click on "Price" at  the right end of the heading, you can be sure of separating the 'buy it nows' from the auctions.

My simpleton gene is working overtime.   I click price and it turns red and STILL shows "Bid Now"

There are some "Details" options that bring up a form but it seems only to PICK a price.

HELP!   

He said "broom."

Maybe it's a witches' nickel.

So, you go to the Collector's Corner website that has umpty jillion neat coins listed.

You browse down the list and find dozens of really cool coins.   WOW that one is EXACTLY what I want.   

Lessee, how much is it?   Oh..... "BID NOW".....urk.  

3 hours ago, EdG_Ohio said:

Could try this....https://www.goodada.com/us/usa-customs-import-and-export-duty-calculator

...I didn't delve into it too deeply but it looks like you need to make sure the person selling has Export permission, The Greek laws seem to have some rules of shipping certain types of items (coins/collectables) from their nation...but be prepared to pay a handsome set of fees for shipping and customs. 

I've given up.  The seller says he ships as "gifts" but I can imagine a whole bucket of complications.

Just not gonna do it.   

I've been trying to figure what it would cost me to get a coin from Greece to here.

Anyone know or know a SIMPLE chart to find out?

Collector's Corner lists it in the Colonials group.   Separately though as "Washington Pieces."

I liked the eagle.    

55 minutes ago, RWB said:

 

The "new" Philadelphia Mint had three primary vaults: a small one for the Cashier, and two large ones for gold and silver respectively. The silver vault was crowded with dollar coins and temporary storage of subsidiary silver. That resulted in some of the dollars being stuck into gold vault cages.

I wonder if the gold sneered at the silver.  I would have.     

oops.

53 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said:

There are probably also a number of shipwrecked ships laden with gold which have thus far eluded detection.  The exact number and approximate locations are known but are not publicized for obvious reasons.

It's probably safe to assume there are none on that ship stuck in the Suez Canal.    

I....sorta.... consider baseball cards an "age dependent" field.  I used to deal in antique toys in a pretty heavy way.   Full page and FOUR page ads in Antique Toy World.

Lots and lots of toy shows in the 90's and after for a decade or so.  Now...... DEAD !!                    D E A D   

The market was the 35-50yr olds.  Also Malcolm Forbes was still collecting toy boats.  The Disney animator, Ward Kimball was ending his collection (now sold)  and his stuff was amazing.

Coins, on the other hand ....in MY opinion have rather well stood the test of time.   Coins don't necessarily rely on an age factor.   Income factor, yes but not so much age.

I've kept a ...few... of my better toys just as a memento more than anything else.

The Humphreymobile as an example was meaningful to me as I remember the Joe Palooka comics.

The Converse windup was indicative of the Golden Age of toys.   When kids had "luxury" toys if their parents could afford them.  It's an EXACT scale toy of a 1908 Pierce Arrow touring car.

Talk about "scouring."  Wife and I traveled the country seeking rare toys.   It's kinda sad to see them go as toy shows were absolute carnivals.  Made tons of friends and had a ball.   Early entry was mandatory to find anything truly rare and odd.

I sure can't predict the longevity of the card market but if it runs as a true age dependent field, I'd be hesitant to commit major money to it.

Who knows?   Collecting in and of itself is still a discretionary funds activity.   Over the past 2-3 years, I've sold a lot of coins that aren't hard to find.  I'm also now delving more into the world coin arena as I suspect society gives wider attention to things that haven't been as avidly sought as the US coins.

Soooooooooooo............. ?????????????????????   

There seems to be a fairly recent trend of strength to higher end collectibles.

Makes some sense.  When you're allocating large amounts of money with an eye to the future, it never hurts to have items of recognized rarity.   ALL markets have hot and cold and when someone can afford it, I can sure think of worse things to have than rare coins.

RARE  coins.     

Even tougher on drinkers.   

1 hour ago, RWB said:

Nice coin, nice design. C. Barber was capable of interesting design work, he just rarely did so.

PS: What happened to the Goddess' elbows? Did this Goddess lack "funny bones?"

Elbows weren't in fashion then.

Lemme try a movie.   

On 11/1/2020 at 10:19 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

I wonder how much of the romance and desire to own Carson City Morgans is a result of all the Westerns on TV in the 1950's and 1960's that mentioned the place (i.e., Bonanza).

I'd say a lot.   That era spawned a whole raft of new guns that looked like "cowboy" guns.

Same with the coins.   CARSON CITY.....yow!    OLD WEST!    

Never got enamored with CC Morgans.  I just got the 1870-CC dollar with a STICKER !!   heh  

I do have ONE CC Morgan.  Got it for minimal bagmarks.   

New info to me.   Like that.