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Valued Member
United States
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The seller handled this with grace; he acknowledged the evidence that it is a 1798, and notified the bidders. Kudos!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yes, they did the right thing. In this particular case, because they did very explicitly state that they weren't sure, I would have been fine with them leaving it up. They had great pictures and anyone who would pay big money for a common 1798 deserves it. They even emailed all the buyers and posted a note on the listing and still got new bids!
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Pillar of the Community
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1798 Here's my 1799......this is what a real 1799 looks like: [URL="http://s92.photobucket.com/user/g048406/media/1799centPCGS-GDtole_zps8aeb5fe7.jpg.html]  [/URL] Edited by g048406
06/10/2013 7:30 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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It looks like it's the 1798 date to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
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The listing was canceled.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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g048406,
Who authenticated yours as a 1799?
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice coin!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think there is a fair chance they are wrong. Here is an S-188/NC-1 (same obv)  Here is yours And here is an S-189  On the 189 the highest wave of the hair (HWH) is just about directly below the center of the R. It is slightly further right on yours. That does match S-188, but the T on both 188 and 189 has both feet. Your appears to be missing the right foot. And finally on both 188 and 189 there is a lot of space between the hair and the bottom of LIBERTY. On your coin LIBERTY is down much closer, especially between the right leg of the R and the hair. I also think the 9's are too close together on your coin. Almost right for 189 but definitely too close for 188. Edited by Conder101
06/12/2013 2:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 9s are also too close together.
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Pillar of the Community
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I am 100% certain it is a 1799. I can clearly see the last "9". All the diagnostics tell me it is a S-189, B-3. I believe myself, PCGS and Heritage know what we're talking about.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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OK, but I still think someday somebody is going to be very unhappy.
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Pillar of the Community
861 Posts |
People ar unhappy all the time, that's why they go on vacations, it helps to cheer them up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I outlined the features in red and did an overlay. Matched up. I think and variations in the legend and date can be attributed to the smashing of the letters from circulation.  |
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