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Valued Member
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yeah, that's the scratch he's talking about.. to be completely honest I hadn't even noticed it until he brought it up today, so that tells you a bit about how "distracting" it is. No doubt it's there, but not too distracting at all if you asked me.. but then again I'm new to this ;).
A scratch like that doesn't constitute a coin being graded "details" though, does it? I thought when a coin was said to be "problem free" that meant that it was genuine, and not cleaned.. he said this coin wasn't "problem free" because of the scratch.
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Rest in Peace
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A scratch like that doesn't constitute a coin being graded "details" though, does it? I thought when a coin was said to be "problem free" that meant that it was genuine, and not cleaned.. he said this coin wasn't "problem free" because of the scratch. A scratch will make the coin a "problem" coin in many cases, therefore the coin will only be give a "details" or "genuine" grade...  However, if it is very light or old, they could overlook it as part of circulation, or grade it down a bit instead. It is subjective and depends on a lot of factors. This is another reason it might be good to get it certified imo. The dealer is biased, and since he is buying, he wants to pay as little as possible. A TPG is unbiased and has experts that will give you an fair opinion as to whether the scratch is enough to warrant a problem slab or not for the coin market. Edited by johnny54321
05/17/2010 9:55 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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yeah, kind of what I figured. I'll probably just get it certified.. i'll be disappointed if it comes back in a "details" slab though.... cause then it's instantly not worth as much, and I spent the extra money to get it certified =(.
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Moderator
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F15 is where I'll put em. Cleaned? Possibly.
Who are you sending them to?
swcoin.ecrater.com
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i'll be disappointed if it comes back in a "details" slab though.... cause then it's instantly not worth as much, and I spent the extra money to get it certified =(. That's the wrong way to look at it. You'd be better off getting that figured out now by submitting it, then after you sell it raw as "problem free", and then the buyer decides to return it after he feels you ripped him off. The coin will definitely sell more in a "details" slab, than raw with a problem, and you can prove that it's authentic. |
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United States
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i suppose you're right Johnny, but it's doubtful that I'm selling on ebay anyways.. although I guess in a slab it might make it a bit easier to go that route. I'll probably go with ANACS, just because they seem to have the easiest submission form for someone that isn't a member or whatever. |
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United States
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ANACS is a reputable TPG. Let us know what ANACS thought. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah, I have a couple of coins that I will be submitting to ANACS too for the very same reason Joel. They are one of the best if your coin does have a problem, because they will give it a full details grade/number too. The forum consensus seems to be F-15, but who knows, the graders might be in a good mood and float it up to 20..:-) Overall, I think you have much more to gain by sending it in than you have to lose.
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Valued Member
United States
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well, against my better judgment shown here in this thread, I decided to put it up on ebay as is... anyone keeping tabs on the auction? Wow.. 2.5 days in and it's already higher than I thought it would go for! Not sure if I can link to my ebay auctions here.. but very impressed thus far. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm pretty sure you're allowed to link.
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Valued Member
United States
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWAX:IThere's the auction.. same pictures I used here for grading... just not quite as big obviously. The pictures didn't display the details quite as well due to their size being smaller, so I offered if someone was unhappy with the ability to see the details of the coin to send me a message and i'd provide new pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like the dealer did lowball you, you must be happy with the response on ebay! |
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United States
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so far so good! I can't picture it going for much higher than that.. but then again there is 2 whole days left on the auction, so who knows...
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Looks good! With a key date of that value though, I would have mentioned the scratch that the dealer discussed with you. Even if it's minor. People respect full disclosure.
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Valued Member
United States
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hmm well my thoughts were that the you can see the scratch in the picture, so if it's going to be bothersome to you personally, you'd probably pick up on it in the picture. I did consider saying something about it in the description, but then I also thought that it might call a bit more attention that was needed to the mark that in my mind wasn't very distracting. And if the buyer is not happy, there are returns available as well.. I hope no one wants a return, because I've never done an ebay return, but I offered it just in case anyways. |
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Posted 05/17/2010 9:51 pm
