Possible 1888/7 Indian Head On Ebay

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dvnmiller26 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/13/2013 9:17 pm * Edited by Staff - Please Review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. * Report this Post to the Staff

dvnmiller26 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/13/2013 10:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dvnmiller26 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/13/2013 10:09 pm Best I can do on the 1990s format of these forums, on ebay it lets you zoom in on some of the parts in question like the die break around the "E" in united and the funky shape of the last 8. Report this Post to the Staff
supgog Pillar of the Community Israel 2420 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 05:28 am . You could crop the zoomed picture to show the shape of the 8. If you save the picture as .jpg, the compression should allow you to upload pics of sizes 800x800 or even a bit larger. See examples here: https://goccf.com/t/151615 Edited by supgog 06/14/2013 05:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
dvnmiller26 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 07:56 am the best I could do but I think I blurred it up pretty good. Might have to take a new picture or fire up the scanner. Notice the asymmetry of the left side of the last eight compared to the right. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 11:39 am You call it a "possible" 1888/7 yet you already have it listed on ebay as such and are here trying to promote your auction? Wow Edited by biokemist6 06/14/2013 11:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
scubu Locked 822 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 11:44 am And with an attitude to boot. Report this Post to the Staff
mackwork Pillar of the Community United States 652 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 12:02 pm Nothing in the pictures leads me to believe this is an 1888/7 Report this Post to the Staff
dvnmiller26 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 12:58 pm Thanks for the insight. Listing will be removed from ebay. Didn't mean to come off as having an "attitude". There are several key identifiers to an 1888/7 such as the die break near the "E" in united, along with a weak second to last feather tip on the obverse, and the last two 8's seemed a little off along with the fat "1" on the date. But I understand when a lot of these questionable identifiers can be perceived as real when you want them to be. Report this Post to the Staff
hesgut Pillar of the Community 1028 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 4:52 pm I have seen your ebay listing with the better pictures. There is no way this is an 1888/7. The date is actually strong enough that some evidence of the '7' should still be visible and there is no trace. I am familiar with the other identifiers you've mentioned and they are not visible at all, either. At this level of wear you will not see a die break or a weaker feather. I wouldn't fault you for hoping it to be an 1888/7 even in the face of heavy doubt. We've all done that. Your listing does not say "possible," it implies certainty. Therein lies a problem. Whilst this coin has no chance of selling as a true 1888/7, it is still unethical to have such a listing. Your comment that it will be removed from ebay was almost 4 hours ago and I'm seeing it up right now. Report this Post to the Staff
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