strange clad auctions

DigginThePast

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Re: strange ike auction

There is a variety of 1972 (Philadelphia, no Mint mark) Ike that sells for a premium (3 varieties with the second being the valuable one). Someone may believe that to be the desirable variety but it isn't as it is a 1972-D.
 

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Re: strange ike auction

When I first saw it, I thought maybe it was an un-labeled Type 2 but then I noticed it was a 1972-D so that theory is out the window. My thought is maybe this is a "troll auction". Who knows...
 

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Re: strange ike auction

I think that a local collector in India bid on it. If s/he buy one from US, the shipping would cost that much.
 

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Its the rare version of the Ike struck in the sweatshops of New Delhi.
 

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I've seen that before and I've been tempted to put some halves up on ebay just to see. I know there are people that think they are rare, but I would think they'd check in to other auctions first to see the price...
 

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I've seen that before and I've been tempted to put some halves up on ebay just to see. I know there are people that think they are rare, but I would think they'd check in to other auctions first to see the price...

It's funnny... I have also seen older but still clad AU Halves in several antique shops selling for $2+.
 

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Wow that is crazy people bid on that. Tempted to put up a lot of 76 bicentennials to see if someone goes nuts!
 

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Diggin-N-Dumps said:
RW said:
Wow that is crazy people bid on that. Tempted to put up a lot of 76 bicentennials to see if someone goes nuts!

You should...Im thinking of polishing up some of my Ikes laying around and sell them as "Rare"

I figure if a person wants to pay for the convience of not having to search for them...then thats the price they pay


I foudn this one that is a bit odd...1965 Clad Half?

http://cgi.ebay.com/US-Kennedy-half...71?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item45f7c66baf

I don't see anything odd about this one. It's just a 1965 40%er, no?
 

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I don't see anything odd about this one. It's just a 1965 40%er, no?
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Haha..Yea..that makes more since..when I first saw it , it was "free shipping"..which would have been worth maybe picking up..
but you are right..40%'er...i just didnt think it would be considered "Clad"..and for the price it started at..it would have been less then 3 bucks for one.
 

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Re: strange ike auction

jerseyben said:
When I first saw it, I thought maybe it was an un-labeled Type 2 but then I noticed it was a 1972-D so that theory is out the window. My thought is maybe this is a "troll auction". Who knows...
troll auction???
 

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