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Questionable $3 Gold

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 Posted 05/26/2008  5:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add atlashealth to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
none of us have money to burn...so if you want to avoid getting burned DON'T DO IT!
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 Posted 05/26/2008  9:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jaobler to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here are images of a PCGS example from Heritage which sold for $1495 last year. The grade is XF45.
Questionable-$3-Gold
Questionable-$3-Gold

I can see the features that Johnny54321 is talking about on the ebay coin. They certainly could be bad news but I can't be sure from the photo. The design features of the coin look OK.

If I could get that return guarantee from the seller, and if I were looking for a 3-dollar princess, I might consider bidding on this coin. He does take PayPal so that provides some security.
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 Posted 05/27/2008  01:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add johnny54321 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
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I do see some possible faint similarities on the area you pointed out Jaobler, but it is tough to tell. I may be paranoid and overanalyzing.
How do you tell the difference between a die crack and raised lines made by a counterfeiter trying to cover his tracks? Or mint induced raised lumps vs. counterfeit raised lumps?

With this type of coin, I'd rather err on the side of caution if ANYTHING jumps out at me as being funny.....even on a certified coin.

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since we are on the subject....here is a $3 gold on ebay that I have been lusting over the last several days. Not directly related to the topic, but thought I'd share anyways. As it is only graded XF, it is still relatively affordable, but it looks exceptionally nice IMO for an XF.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...WA:IT&ih=007
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Wow Johnny, that 1868 is a nice coin! It certainly looks better to me than the PCGS XF-45 1857 coin from Heritage. The seller has 100% positive feedback and a 10-day return policy, plus he takes PayPal. If your budget allows, this looks like a possible winner!

PS: only 6 hours to go as of this posting!
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yeah, she definitely has the eye appeal of a higher grade coin. There must be some reason PCGS only gave it an XF-40, but it sure looks nicer in the pictures. Its definitely the nicest I've seen for the grade, and it is a very low mintage coin, which gives it bonus points. Very tempting...i'd need to pull a few strings, but we'll see. However, I have a feeling that this one will sell for even more than the PCGS listed price.
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