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Valued Member
Australia
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yep great photo of the undies on the floor, coin looks like it has a good case of verdigris and possibly the plague too . my grade for that coin is a big F and that by the way doesn't mean fine .  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Edited by Basil
02/13/2013 11:40 pm
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Valued Member
Australia
295 Posts |
Hmmm ... wondering if the coin dealer was probably taking *** Edited by Staff | The bad word filter is in place for a reason. Bypassing the filter and making the intended word obvious anyway is completely unacceptable. ***, but this guy is intellectually challenged (!) and didn't realise? Just a thought. He seems to be a little behind the  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Very poor way to photograph such a potentially valuable coin.
Perhaps there is some prliminary advertising going on, to help sell it later
Who appraised it?
You should ALWAYS do due diligence if considering buying this sort of material.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think chances are pretty high that this is a scam and there was no dealer.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
In the unlikely even that's real--I wonder why the owner didn't get it conserved?  It has pretty bad verdigris or possibly "bronze disease", ie aggressive corrosion. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
Even if corroded theyre worth a heap of money. Worth more with some corrosion rather than with signs of cleaning I would suspect.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Yes--I've learned as much from reading this forum.  I've seen this kind of chalky-blue corrosion on ancient coins; it's a runaway process that digs pits into the coin if not stopped. Or perhaps it was left in that 2X2 in really humid conditions? Just wondering aloud, because the photos don't show much. |
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Pillar of the Community
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no staples in that brand new looking 2x2
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1041 Posts |
Wasting time talking about the coin but yeah,relatively new 2*2,why wouldn't you photograph it out.
I haven't seen any for a while but altered date 23 halves often had verdigris growing to hide the date,i think they just put a donor coin on top for a few months to get it going but some smartie has probaly figured a chemical shortcut.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
674 Posts |
Perhaps he would let me photograph it with my spiffy new lens.!!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
750 Posts |
Robster, I would love to see a pic taken of this with your new lens. Although I can't see it clearly as I would like, I'm sure that 3 is the 3 of a chinese fake.
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Pillar of the Community
1119 Posts |
right down to the colour of the toning it looks like a copper covered alloy version that sell for about $7 in sydney.
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Australia
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Australia
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