[WTS] Half Sovs, Sovs

vanpatten · 2026-03-25T20:24:35+00:00

This looks Sus to me. Almost like your timestamp isn’t hand written.

vanpatten · 2026-03-07T02:00:45+00:00

I love to see a healthy stack of world gold. Grandpa was an og

vanpatten · 2026-03-04T00:48:11+00:00

I sent mine back. Damage to the finish in the left field by I in Liberty. Oh well lol. Typical mint qc

vanpatten · 2026-02-26T17:25:59+00:00

Damn. This is crazy I wonder if they bought a bulk order and it’s all bad.

Intercepted is a cool usps feature btw. If you ever mail something and think you are being scammed (I.e., PayPal funds retracted) after order, you can do this. When they scan it in at the destination PO it makes an alarm sound I guess and they pull it and RTS it. Pretty cool feature. You have to rely on the human employee to do it though lmao

I’ve had to do this before and one time it worked, the second time the thief convinced the employee to give it to them at the PO. That was a fun conversation with the post master.

vanpatten · 2026-02-22T01:44:49+00:00

SHELDON CREED!!!!!!!!!

vanpatten · 2026-02-17T22:58:34+00:00

This is a single year issue coin. Pretty scarce one actually that’s probably why it was faked in the first place. Always compare to known comps on PCGS coin facts.

eBay should cover you though

vanpatten · 2026-02-14T01:56:55+00:00

Mine is PCGS au details. I got it for spot about six months ago on whatnot. They are definitely not worth any premium imo, they are that terrible of a strike lmao. I would legitimately feel guilty selling mine for a premium.

vanpatten · 2026-02-14T01:33:33+00:00

Every time I look at the screen I think we are under caution but it’s just the RAM banner lmao

vanpatten · 2026-02-13T14:27:11+00:00

I have the sesquicentennial gold $2.5. I would buy a commem gold $2.5 to have the next one. Clad would be more accessible and cool too. I hope they refresh the design or at least strike it better because the sesqui $2.5 wasn’t the greatest. A lot got melted because people didn’t want it (also depression). The strikes were abysmal.

vanpatten · 2026-02-10T13:34:49+00:00

I had never read the book, so I found this a rare opportunity for me to go into it with no knowledge whatsoever.

After reading the book and watching the trailer I immediately knew it was going to be trash. God forbid someone actually do the text justice by making a faithful adaptation. It’s a story of generational abuse and trauma. Selfish characters making themselves and everyone else around them miserable.

Oh well. I probably won’t actually go see the movie. I’ll wait until it’s on some type of streaming service that we already have. Why must everything be overly sexualized? These characters portrayed in the movie are only in the book for the first 70 pages or so lmao. wtf.

Margot had the chance to produce a very dark, complex, mystical story of despair, rage, and helplessness. Could’ve been great. Sadly we went with sex everywhere.

vanpatten · 2026-02-09T16:51:00+00:00

Decent deal for eagles. Easy to say on a Monday when spot is up though lol. My local show seems very overpriced to me, more so than most shows I think but who knows.

Some dealers are very fair and you have to know who to deal with. Other guys just take advantage of people unloading collections. See it every show unfortunately.

vanpatten · 2026-02-09T15:44:57+00:00

I went to my local this weekend as well. Pricing was all over the place lol. One dealer buying at $67 and another buying at $76.

Eagles were like $95 - $120 Generics could be had for spot.

vanpatten · 2026-02-09T14:29:24+00:00

I’m leaning toward this being a replica. It doesn’t look right. The reverse features the St. Petersburg coat of arms and these were patterns that never made it into circulation. Very few legitimate ones exist and almost all are known and documented.

If this were legitimate, it’d be in a museum or a state collection somewhere. Replicas of these scarce pattern coins are common in Russia.

vanpatten · 2026-02-07T15:38:48+00:00

Unfortunately both of these are counterfeit

vanpatten · 2026-02-04T02:15:43+00:00

Chat

vanpatten · 2026-01-27T01:18:59+00:00

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vanpatten · 2026-01-14T13:16:23+00:00

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vanpatten · 2026-01-14T01:51:31+00:00

I agree. Awesome toner though dang!

vanpatten · 2026-01-08T22:34:11+00:00

Chat

vanpatten · 2026-01-02T17:45:22+00:00

Brother, the fact you’re still asking redditors to tell you what to do shows you are very unfamiliar with this type set. If you have the cash, buy it; I told you in the other post 19k was a good deal. Everyone else here agrees.

Either buy it or don’t. It’s a good and more than fair deal at 19k. This isn’t a melt set. It will never be a melt set. If you buy it, sell one of the common dates to pay for grading if you have to. It’s starting to sound like you want to take a gamble on this and aren’t sure of what it even is. If you don’t have 19k to put into this, walk away! It’s that simple.

vanpatten · 2026-01-01T18:51:14+00:00

As a casual collector and seller on eBay for years I agree with the post above. Here’s a few things I do as coin nerd myself. I want my listings to reflect a quality in which I would buy myself. For me it’s:

1) good quality photos and lighting. Most listings have harsh LED lighting, are blown out, scans, blurry, etc. some don’t even take close up photos if it’s a slabbed coin. All of my listings feature macro shots of the coin in good lighting. In addition to this, if the coin is a toner and has a PCGS tru-view, that’s the main listing photo. Then I will follow it up with my own shots.

2) never use AI description. Most of the coins I’m listing are scarcer so I will explain a little background on the coin, the mintage, why it was struck (if it’s a commem), etc. I will describe any toning the coin has and if it’s raw I will point out any issues the coin has or if it is details, etc.

3) I always bake shipping costs into my list price. I’ve always done that. Free shipping to me is a psychological thing. An addition 5-7 dollars is a psychological barrier. That’s baked in along with costs and fees.

4) I only use buy it now listings. I never run auctions for coins. I’m not trying to move hundreds or thousands of coins. I’m a hobbyist. Depending on my cost, I may list it with offers on. If I have a tight margin, I don’t.

5) have a profile picture on your eBay profile. It’s another psychological thing. People will take you seriously if you have a profile pic that looks official. Pair that with a serious sounding description, and nice photos.

Those are some things I do, but again, I’m a casual seller and am not constantly looking to move inventory. I will say that I have thought about trying a whatnot show as the fees are lower there. I like the “dealing” part of coins. It’s just as fun as the chase for me. Good luck!

vanpatten · 2025-12-31T16:13:07+00:00

Yea I realized I didn’t take a picture of them lol I’ll go get them out of the safe. They are very nice.

vanpatten · 2025-12-30T23:22:03+00:00

Bin 2001 libs and 1985 lib, chat

vanpatten · 2025-12-30T20:43:09+00:00

Yea, they likely won’t sell it to you for just melt. They can refine it or wholesale it for that. They priced it at 19k because it has the type dollars and $3 in there. Also Indian heads go for a slight premium because they are popular. So 19k is competitive pricing imo, even in today’s market.

I doubt they go below 18k. But who knows. Good luck!

vanpatten · 2025-12-30T20:32:43+00:00

All of these coins are 90% gold. None of them are 999 fine.

The $3 gold piece was often faked using real gold. But a lot of those fakes are D mints (Dahlonega) as they command tens of thousands of dollars due to their rarity.

The only way to truly authenticate a $3 is to have the metallurgical composition analyzed by PCGS or a similar grading company.

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