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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Amazing thing is this seller seems to get a really good price for his sales even though they are self slabs.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2187 Posts |
Is it really a 65 in anyone else's opinion? I see a few nicks, like the top of the hair and behind the neck.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Just going by the hair, eyebrow, cheekbone, literally dozens of visible marks, and past experience with a slabbed coin from this seller, it wouldn't surprise me if in-hand it's not above EF-40. But somebody is likely to believe they got a $19000 coin for $1500...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
This seller carefully dances around ebay's listing rules.  Bidders might get clued in if they only read the seller's negs. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
849 Posts |
Even if I knew this were EF grade I would not want to bid near EF price because I don't want to support the trickery. At some point I want to buy a 1948 dollar that is graded but not NNC.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
$2429, 20 bids. Someone paid almost MS63 retail. There are multiple buy it now graded 60-62 by PCGS, NCG and ICCS for less $... can't fathom ebay but clearly this seller is successful at it. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Ouch.  Someone's in for a rude surprise! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2124 Posts |
Edited by arianzo
01/19/2014 2:55 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I really don't understand how this seller manages to picture his "graded" holders in his auctions--isn't that against ebay rules?  I consider Centsles the "Keyser Soze" of ebay coin sellers--he manages to dodge every bullet and stay alive. Watch out, collectors!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Yet another senseless, er, centsles transaction.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3049 Posts |
What are the tells that this coin has been cleaned... when I was trying to look at the coin I couldn't see any abbrasions... what else gives a clue that this coin has been cleaned?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The luster looks "disturbed" that's how you can tell it's been cleaned....it's hard to describe, but if you were to see a cleaned coin vs non cleaned coin in person, you would see the difference. The clean coin may appear "bright" but it's dull compared to the natural silver luster after minting....also camera lighting may affect the appearance.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Edited by DVCollector
01/20/2014 4:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
972 Posts |
Abrasions are usually only evident on harshly cleaned coins. When you look at a 66 year old coin and it has no original patina it would be because of one of two possibility's. Either the coin has been cared for perfectly for the last 66 years, or, the surfaces have been altered in some manner. Now you can decide which possibility is more likely. With experience you will almost always be able to instantly detect if a coins surfaces have been altered or not, and this will help with your buying decisions and the coins value.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This is one of the oldest and largest ebay seller, if this coin is remotely near a ms65, it would be in a PCGS, NGC, slab and around 10000.00 |
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Posted 01/15/2014 09:56 am
If I were to guess based on what I see...it would be the flat, mottled luster and the signs of re-toning--dipped? 
