Another WCE Bargain You May Have Missed

Sure, I’m being sarcastic. But please take a look at a recent post on ebay. I am always combing the internet in general and ebay specifically for information as well as for items for sale–that might interest me or might be of interest to a customer. I’m happy to forward anything I think a client, colleague or customer might find interesting.

The above WCE medal (white metal, 59mm) is not particularly scarce but seems to sell well, especially to new collectors. Perhaps it is its unique content: Signing the Declaration of Independence, the landing of the Mayflower and Columbus’ landing in the Americas, PLUS portraits of both Columbus and George Washington. It has to be the most overloaded medal in terms of subjectmatter. I hope it is obvious that the example shown (as it was listed) is NOT one to consider; it looks as if it went through a blender. I honestly cannot think of a reason ANY collector would want it when finding a nice circulated or BU example is quite easy.

Even free it would only be an eyesore in your collection.

Price on ebay? $175.

If you do find something you are considering purchasing for your collection but have questions, feel free to ask my opinion. I won’t tell you “buy it” or “don’t buy it,” but I will offer my opinion and usually let you know the price range I would pay to add it to my inventory. This will likely be at least 20-25% less than what you might pay retail.

Oftentimes a longtime customer will ask and I have the benefit of knowing a bit about their likes and dislikes and the content of their collection. It might be that something you or I see for sale would be a good buy for Collector #1 and not for Collector #2.

I would also suggest you use the price guide in the So-Called Dollar book by Hibler & Kappen as only a very rough guide. I have said before that it provides such broad ranges under the headings of “circulated” and “uncirculated” only, that it can be ill-advised to try to use it very closely.