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Auction Plug....Binion Collection Morgan Silver Dollar
William81
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Some of you old gamblers or Vegas collectors may have some interest in this item ...Thanks for looking
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I remember that. Ted Binion was supposed to have committed suicided. A couple of days later, two of his "friends" were spotted emptying out Ted's vault loaded with tons of bullions and tens of thousands of collectible coins- like that one. If I recall, the "Friends" were found not guilty on the murder charge, but went to prison for the theft.
Hey, its Vegas: you can kill someone, just don't rip them off.
It is an interesting story......Thanks Mark for prompting me to add this....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Binion
Dang....that did not take too long to get the first bid !!!
OHH yes, stayed at Binion's where he stated if I was a crook they could throw me off my roof! That was back a loooong time ago. Should do well. In that day you could get a full breakfast for 1.99, lunch, 2.99 and steak dinner for 6.99.
I had training in Vegas about 8 years ago....I ate at an all you can eat seafood buffet for 22.00....Shrimp, king crab legs, the works...But most of the rest of it was fairly pricey...I was on a 40.00/day meal allowance so I ate pretty well overall...
Local coin dealer in Augusta is giving fifteen bucks apiece for Morgans
Thanks fatcat......I would buy as many Morgan’s as I could at 15 bucks each. The current melt value for a cull Morgan is around 19 bucks each. This auction is for a Graded coin from a specific collection.
But thanks for your uninformed opinion and attempt to wiz on my auction....
So would I.😮
Looks like I might win it.
You have been on top since the first evening.....but there are a dozen watchers at the moment.....
Last Bump.......Thanks all for looking
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Dang........been in an attic all day. Thought my bid would win it.
I guess it did all right. I was trying to find a similar coin online but there were none listed. Seems some sharp operator from Augusta went and bought them all up @ $15 each.