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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:04:23 -0800 (PST), MKW
wrote: For the condition, the price isn't that far off. I have seen them sell for similar on Ebay. http://www.franklinmintmorgan.com/a/B21F059a.cfm?ld=com I don't see any guarantee of the date you'll receive or the grade of the coin. Just historical info about the coin that says the series started in 1878. Though they do say it is at least 100 years old which rules out 1921 I suppose. |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
"Jon Purkey" wrote in message ... On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:04:23 -0800 (PST), MKW wrote: For the condition, the price isn't that far off. I have seen them sell for similar on Ebay. http://www.franklinmintmorgan.com/a/B21F059a.cfm?ld=com I don't see any guarantee of the date you'll receive or the grade of the coin. Just historical info about the coin that says the series started in 1878. Though they do say it is at least 100 years old which rules out 1921 I suppose. $29.95 + $7.95 postage for a circulated Morgan that my local dealer will sell me for less than 20 bucks - and he lets me look thru his stash to pick out the ones I like too! Plus the FM wants to keep sending you overpriced numismatic crap too. How the mighty have fallen. I remember when the FM used to make beautiful examples of medallic art. Now they're selling gold plated Prexibux on infomercials. Total ripoff. |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
For what its worth the recent FM owners that liked the infomercial
stuff are gone and a new investment group is in charge. This group likes cleaner product development. But $29.95 is not overly outrageous for a basic US coin collection. FM will still do medallic art. They will develop the medals and have someone else make them, but they use their same group of sculptors who are now freelance. $29.95 + $7.95 postage for a circulated Morgan that my local dealer will sell me for less than 20 bucks - and he lets me look thru his stash to pick out the ones I like too! Plus the FM wants to keep sending you overpriced numismatic crap too. How the mighty have fallen. I remember when the FM used to make beautiful examples of medallic art. Now they're selling gold plated Prexibux on infomercials. Total ripoff. |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
"MKW" wrote in message ... For what its worth the recent FM owners that liked the infomercial stuff are gone and a new investment group is in charge. This group likes cleaner product development. But $29.95 is not overly outrageous for a basic US coin collection. FM will still do medallic art. They will develop the medals and have someone else make them, but they use their same group of sculptors who are now freelance. I reiterate: $29.95 + $7.95 postage for a circulated Morgan that my local dealer will sell me for less than 20 bucks - and he lets me look thru his stash to pick out the ones I like too! What, do you work for the FM? |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:29:22 -0500, "Scurvy Dog"
wrote: "MKW" wrote in message ... For what its worth the recent FM owners that liked the infomercial stuff are gone and a new investment group is in charge. This group likes cleaner product development. But $29.95 is not overly outrageous for a basic US coin collection. FM will still do medallic art. They will develop the medals and have someone else make them, but they use their same group of sculptors who are now freelance. I reiterate: $29.95 + $7.95 postage for a circulated Morgan that my local dealer will sell me for less than 20 bucks - and he lets me look thru his stash to pick out the ones I like too! What, do you work for the FM? You are not the market for FM. The person who buys that Morgan from FM would have to look in the Yellow Pages to find a coin dealer and wouldn't know what coin to pick from the dealer's stash. If he did find a coin shop, the dealer would probably charge him more for the Morgan than you'd pay. However, that FM customer has some kind business or hobby knowledge that you don't. He'd laugh at you for over-spending in some area that he has knowledge of that you don't. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
Well said. Keep in mind, the casual coin collector and core collector
are two different people. Serious coin collectors can't understand colorized US coins. But tons of people like them, and could care less about a MS66 PCGS Morgan Dollar. But both items have their merits. It would be a different story if the marketing company claimed a falsity which the FM does not. And hey, maybe the buyer of this program will start to love coins...then come into your dealer for more. These days, I would think the more buyers the better. The way our local coin dealer treats people, its a wonder anyone ever comes back to them. |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
"tony cooper" wrote in message ... You are not the market for FM. The person who buys that Morgan from FM would have to look in the Yellow Pages to find a coin dealer and wouldn't know what coin to pick from the dealer's stash. If he did find a coin shop, the dealer would probably charge him more for the Morgan than you'd pay. You position rests on the shaky surmise that all dealers are crooks. |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
"tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:29:22 -0500, "Scurvy Dog" wrote: "MKW" wrote in message ... For what its worth the recent FM owners that liked the infomercial stuff are gone and a new investment group is in charge. This group likes cleaner product development. But $29.95 is not overly outrageous for a basic US coin collection. FM will still do medallic art. They will develop the medals and have someone else make them, but they use their same group of sculptors who are now freelance. I reiterate: $29.95 + $7.95 postage for a circulated Morgan that my local dealer will sell me for less than 20 bucks - and he lets me look thru his stash to pick out the ones I like too! What, do you work for the FM? You are not the market for FM. The person who buys that Morgan from FM would have to look in the Yellow Pages to find a coin dealer and wouldn't know what coin to pick from the dealer's stash. If he did find a coin shop, the dealer would probably charge him more for the Morgan than you'd pay. The person who would buy a $38 Morgan from FM would probably be unfamiliar with the coin and have no clue of how its true value is based on its condition. He would also believe that this could be his "last chance" to acquire one of the "scarcest coins ever" and would be excited to find himself on the hook for regular approval shipments of similar value. The person also might be interested in other limited edition Elvis plates and cute child collectibles advertised in the Sunday newspaper inserts. If that person had the wherewithal to actually research the FM offer, he also should have had no trouble checking the local Yellow Pages for a coin shop. However, that FM customer has some kind business or hobby knowledge that you don't. He'd laugh at you for over-spending in some area that he has knowledge of that you don't. Unlikely. Very unlikely. |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:25:54 -0400, "Bruce Remick"
wrote: "tony cooper" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:29:22 -0500, "Scurvy Dog" wrote: "MKW" wrote in message ... For what its worth the recent FM owners that liked the infomercial stuff are gone and a new investment group is in charge. This group likes cleaner product development. But $29.95 is not overly outrageous for a basic US coin collection. FM will still do medallic art. They will develop the medals and have someone else make them, but they use their same group of sculptors who are now freelance. I reiterate: $29.95 + $7.95 postage for a circulated Morgan that my local dealer will sell me for less than 20 bucks - and he lets me look thru his stash to pick out the ones I like too! What, do you work for the FM? You are not the market for FM. The person who buys that Morgan from FM would have to look in the Yellow Pages to find a coin dealer and wouldn't know what coin to pick from the dealer's stash. If he did find a coin shop, the dealer would probably charge him more for the Morgan than you'd pay. The person who would buy a $38 Morgan from FM would probably be unfamiliar with the coin and have no clue of how its true value is based on its condition. He would also believe that this could be his "last chance" to acquire one of the "scarcest coins ever" and would be excited to find himself on the hook for regular approval shipments of similar value. The person also might be interested in other limited edition Elvis plates and cute child collectibles advertised in the Sunday newspaper inserts. If that person had the wherewithal to actually research the FM offer, he also should have had no trouble checking the local Yellow Pages for a coin shop. Of course he could find a dealer in the Yellow Pages, but the point was that he'd need to do so because he isn't familiar enough with coins to know where one was without looking it up. However, that FM customer has some kind business or hobby knowledge that you don't. He'd laugh at you for over-spending in some area that he has knowledge of that you don't. Unlikely. Very unlikely. Why is it unlikely? Most people are knowledgeable in some area but completely clueless in other areas. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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Franklin Mint offering a Morgan Dollar for $29.95...
"tony cooper" wrote in message ... On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:25:54 -0400, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "tony cooper" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:29:22 -0500, "Scurvy Dog" wrote: "MKW" wrote in message ... For what its worth the recent FM owners that liked the infomercial stuff are gone and a new investment group is in charge. This group likes cleaner product development. But $29.95 is not overly outrageous for a basic US coin collection. FM will still do medallic art. They will develop the medals and have someone else make them, but they use their same group of sculptors who are now freelance. I reiterate: $29.95 + $7.95 postage for a circulated Morgan that my local dealer will sell me for less than 20 bucks - and he lets me look thru his stash to pick out the ones I like too! What, do you work for the FM? You are not the market for FM. The person who buys that Morgan from FM would have to look in the Yellow Pages to find a coin dealer and wouldn't know what coin to pick from the dealer's stash. If he did find a coin shop, the dealer would probably charge him more for the Morgan than you'd pay. The person who would buy a $38 Morgan from FM would probably be unfamiliar with the coin and have no clue of how its true value is based on its condition. He would also believe that this could be his "last chance" to acquire one of the "scarcest coins ever" and would be excited to find himself on the hook for regular approval shipments of similar value. The person also might be interested in other limited edition Elvis plates and cute child collectibles advertised in the Sunday newspaper inserts. If that person had the wherewithal to actually research the FM offer, he also should have had no trouble checking the local Yellow Pages for a coin shop. Of course he could find a dealer in the Yellow Pages, but the point was that he'd need to do so because he isn't familiar enough with coins to know where one was without looking it up. Thus he'd be a fool to pay $38 for something he wasn't familiar with based entirely on a glossy come-on ad, in this case for an over-hyped circ Morgan. Heaven forbid he should have to look anything up first. However, that FM customer has some kind business or hobby knowledge that you don't. He'd laugh at you for over-spending in some area that he has knowledge of that you don't. Unlikely. Very unlikely. Why is it unlikely? Most people are knowledgeable in some area but completely clueless in other areas. Sure. The FM customer is a perfect example. Those who may be clueless would be well served to reduce their cluelessness before jumping into unfamiliar waters. |
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