Love His Pictures!

Exactly, either way, 1888 or 1888/7, at least potential bidders will know for sure. But with these blurry pics and no return policy, this sale is DOA (hopefully)

I looked through his feedback, (all positive the past few months), and noticed this is the only coin I'm seeing in his selling history. Mostly funky jewelry, knick-knacks, etc.

It'll be interesting to see if better pics show up. Those are AWFUL. I think he took them with Fred Flintstones camera.

Picayune, MS is on the wrong side of the state line for me. They have this weird thing about Jews driving in Mississippi... We call it "DWJ" or "Driving While Jewish". It's rarely worth tempting fate.

Besides... If you look at the sellers other auctions in the last month, you'll find this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...t_500wt_1156

If he/she can photograph earrings that well... One can only presume that there's a lot about that coin that someone doesn't want you to see.

Just to keep people updated, the seller responded again and said that he doesn't usually deal with coins, but is selling it for a friend. He said he's tired to get good pictures, but they just aren't coming out, he also wanted to let me know that you can clearly see the "7." Anyways, I don't think it is his camera as those other pics of the earrings seemed pretty good, I do think there is something the seller doesn't want you to see.

Your all missing the seller's real intent here. Those are not in fact blurry, out of focus pictures. They are really clear. It's the coin that is blurry. See he just didn't explain that he was selling a Mint Error coin that is just blurry.
Further I suspect he would only take blurry money for that coin so unless you have bblluuurrryyyy money, you'll never be able to buy that coin anyway.

I had to pass that photo on--it really made my day the first time.

If that replica "overdate" suggests anything--it's that collectors may be looking for something obvious on the 1888/7. Granted, it's not as subtle as the FE 1858/7, but the 7's tail protruding from the 8 is about it. I've seen a lot of "Snow-1" on eBay--all confusing damage with the overdate; they're not even RPDs.

Man DV I dont have that one! 1888/7, Ill have to carve a new spot in the book

Bluemule,

I am truly sorry if I offended. I certainly didn't intend to.

I was speaking from personal experience. If I have to head up towards Hattiesburg, which I do occasionally have to do, I have found that wearing a ball cap over my yarlmulke means I probably won't get stopped, vs. I will almost certainly get stopped without the ball cap. And, for the record, I am just as likely to be pulled over by an African-American officer as I am by an Anglo officer.

I don't presume that the officers involved are picking on me. I figure they're not. I just look different... I know people from several other backgrounds that have similar issues in Southern Mississippi. That's life. I was just cracking a joke about it. Once again I do apologize, because it was inadvertently in poor taste.

I would like to point out though, I am a Southerner too... :)