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New Member
 United States
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First I will say it would not surprise me he over paid, that was his nature, over paying. He was not good with money and I found no books on values. Done with that. If someone can give me advise on taking pictures of coins lease do. This was the best I was able to get on the original coin. It's have to tell if the marks are on the coin or the plastic. Thanks!!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7640 Posts |
Can't really tell too much about the actual condition of the 78-S from those pictures. The lighting conditions are not giving us the best representation of the coin most likely.
Try using ambient lighting on a window sill or table, or under an incandescent lighting source. You just have use trial and error when shooting pictures of slabbed coins. Do not get frustrated and take your time.
Good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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even tho they may have been clean/polished which means for most collectors they are not as desirable coins to collect that doesn't mean they have no value spend a little be of times to photograph the coins and people here will be willing to help you if you have trouble compressing image try taking a photo phone thats in focus but far from object then cropping it with a image editor on the phone so that its 300KB, you can usually check that with ... tab details on phone.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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From the latest image of the 78 S, it doesn look cleaned and polished and I would say it is also not uncirculated. I suspect you have 30 coins most of with will be worth about $20 apiece withthe exception of possibly the 1893, 94, and 95 coins. Of course I seriously doubt those will be uncirculated or even close to it.
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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
Another try @ pictures with ambient lighting, hope to get the hang of this, appreciate the patients.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Still of the same opinion, cleaned, polished, and not uncirculated.
What do the 1893, 94, and 95 look like?
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Pillar of the Community
2145 Posts |
Oh, that polishing is horrible. I'd imagine all of them are polished?
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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
93, 94 & 95 missing all are slabbed and marked Genuine uncirculated. I was mistaken on the "set" they are a mix of Morgan and Peace dollars in the 30 set. I found Coin Manage 2020 and started to catalog whats here. I did contact PCS Stamp & Coin who provided most of the coins that have some type ID with the boxes. They do not grade, just sell uncirculated and claim to be in business 50 years at the same location. The coins are slabbed and marked as uncirculated. I was able to provide enough info they will send me a list of what my father-in-law purchased with what he paid, by a couple weeks on that. Littletons web site said all uncirculated are MS60 -MS64. What say ye? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Littleton is a mass marketer that feasts on the ignorance of novice buyers. That the Sundman family is so feted in this hobby is an embarrassment.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5192 Posts |
Low AU Details, CLEANED.
Edited by NumisEd
12/09/2020 7:59 pm
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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
Cleaned, how do I tell if it's cleaned or uncirculated? They are slabbed as uncirculated.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And the TPG, PCS sounds very suspicious, one letter off the PCGS name? Ouch  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7640 Posts |
Quote:
They are slabbed as uncirculated. They are slabbed "Uncirculated" by a bottom feeder slabbing company that is not recognized by the mainstream coin industry and seasoned collectors. If they were slabbed by PCGS, NGC or ANACS that would have instant credibility in the marketplace. Coins in slabs marked "PCS Stamps and Coins" means diddly squat. The only thing I can say about Littleton is the stuff they peddle may be overpriced but it is at least graded right. They do know the differences between circulated, uncirculated, cleaned, etc. As it stands now you have 30 silver dollars that somebody paid way too much money for. Stop in to a local coin dealer and have him evaluate a few or your coins. Please let us know what he says. Good luck! |
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New Member
United States
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Been over a year covid got to us all. Trying for slab pictures again. I am having issues with the lighting, any help is appreciated.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7640 Posts |
THAT 5$ Constitution gold in PCGS 70 is a nice coin to have! Not "rare" but at least it's in a recognized slab!
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Posted 12/07/2020 7:24 pm
