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Valued Member
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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IMO it has been. There seems to be fine scratches all over it. Still a nice hard date though.
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Valued Member
Australia
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 It definitely could have been but better pictures would be nicer to have. If you go ahead use Paypal so you can get a refund. I've seen this buyer/seller in the items I'm keen on but I will hold back from making any definitive statements because I'm a nice guy.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Yes OK whatever, and the seller will tel you the Queen is a catholic as well  This hasn't been cleaned, it has been scrubbed  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
They do have a 14 day return policy and if you pay with paypal the worst that can happen to you as the buyer is a bit of inconvenience sending it back to them.
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Valued Member
Australia
119 Posts |
Apparently there is good money to be made buying toned, grimey hard dates and errors (like a 2000 $1 mule) and putting a little elbow grease into them for resale. Ok that's all I'm going to say about the issue. I swear.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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trout1105: The impossible? An Irish King and a protestant Pope.   You won't see THOSE on coins! |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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trout1105: The impossible? An Irish King and a protestant Pope. You won't see THOSE on coins |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Had a '33 in about a grade better than this one. Was included in a pre decimal collection, where each type represented by the rarest date except the '30 penny, which eas represented by a '25.
That collection was consigned way back in 1976, to help raise a deposit on our first house. Was sold on a 20% commission to the prices I chose, through M.R.Roberts. The guy who handled it now works for I.S.Wright, and has been a good buddy of mine for four decades.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Sel In my opinion you made an astute decision in 1976 and sold your collection to secure your future financial independence by buying your house.  Coins come and coins go, as long as the passion is there then NOTHING is lost  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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You can't put a roof over your head using a small stack of rare coins!
I bought our house for $35,000 in '76. Paid it off on a single income in 7 years. Current value $450,000. That's an average compound interest rate, tax free, of more than 7% P.A. for 36 years.
I have since built up another collection bigger than the first, which includes eight ancient gold coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Those fine scratches will be found on every circulated coin, this seller has just used photos that show these marks (indirectly illuminated).
It may have been washed or dipped at some stage, but I see no evidence of harsh cleaning.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Looks like this seller may have earned himself a spot on your list of Dodgy buggers Nancy |
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Formerly nancyc
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Looks like this seller may have earned himself a spot on your list of Dodgy buggers That's definitely a possibility. I'll need to have a look at what he/she has been up to lately before I take that action though. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Australia
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You can't put a roof over your head using a small stack of rare coins! Well you could but your ears might get wet when it rains. Trout is right. Mortgage first, then coins, then wife..... Hmmm maybe need to change that order a bit. |
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Posted 07/22/2012 06:40 am
