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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I saw these coins in an online auction and I was wondering if they were real. Sorry these were the pictures from the auction house.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
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I'm not sure I understand.
Are these suppose to be 3 coins on the first pic and then their reverses on the second?
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Sorry, there are 6 coins, only one side was shown. They were meant to be in the same picture but to resize the image and to keep it at a reasonable size I had to cut the picture in half.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's impossible to tell from that picture. It could be the bargain of the year, or it could be a total scam. The 1850 Seated dollar is a desirable coin whichever mint it came from. It would be helpful to know the weight of each coin. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would contact them and ask for pics of the reverse.
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
My default opinion would be "probably not real," simply because of the size of the images. Not remotely large enough to draw intelligent conclusions, and I'm too risk-averse to throw that kind of money at a chance. Especially when this is the type of auction which will draw the ones who will throw that money; you can assume it'll likely hammer above the true value of the coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Is there a money back guarantee? If it's an "all sales are final" auction I would run away. The image quality is sub par to draw a conclusion on authenticity.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Darth Morgan
02/02/2014 3:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
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The 1850 dollar looks like a definite fake, so I'd keep away this auction, as probably most of them are fakes.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Thanks for confirming, I was told the absentee bid is 100 pounds
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1850 Seated dollar worries me. 7500 mintage, $1500-2000 coin. The 5 doesn't look like a real one: http://www.dickosburn.com/1850-libe...ar-xf40.htmlAsk yourself, who would throw a rare coin like this into a mixed lot of bullion-grade coins? Would you trust this seller to authenticate, or to give you a refund when the coins turn out to be underweight Chinese fakes? "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Posted 02/02/2014 04:39 am
