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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Can you make out the date? I can't.
It could just as easily be a heavily worn 1917 Type 1 without the date.
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Rest in Peace
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This was a real gutsy buy but, there are diagnostics that tell the difference. There was a post that showed this. Let see if I can find it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Moe145
07/18/2014 4:44 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Thanks Moe  That was the post. Some buyer did not do the do do. "Education is the key to collector success." Edited by bpoc1
07/18/2014 4:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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1917 just screams at you as you see the pic for the first time. Somebody got an expensive lesson.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Ouch, this actually made me cringe. REALLY incredible investigating moe.
I think I'll stick to coins I can still make the date or at least the last two numbers out on.
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At least there is a return policy. Hopefully the buyer checks the coin immediately. The distinct beads at the top of the head was the first thing I saw.
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Pillar of the Community
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Now advertising a 1917 as a 1916 is an obvious fraud. I guess ebay doesn't care, and the buyer is just plain dumb. |
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It technically isn't fraud if the seller claims stupidity.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks, I knew something had to be wrong, the 1916's cost alot more than that.
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This is one of the ways I feel I've learned something on this website. I've been collecting since the early 80's and never really knew the difference in a 1916 vs a 1917 until I saw this same info that Moe posted in an earlier thread. The other day I was looking through some no date SLQ's at my local coin shop and saw a T1, which I easily diagnosed as a 1917. It's amazing the depth of knowledge here...
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Bedrock of the Community
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Now advertising a 1917 as a 1916 is an obvious fraud. Or ignorance. Or wishful thinking. |
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The seller has been on ebay since 1998 and has seven thousand Feedbacks from coin sales. It's difficult for me to imagine such a seller not knowing the coin, but possible I guess. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Ignorance or not, ebay policy says you have to refund seller if item not as described. 1917 is not as described. |
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At a coin show last weekend a dealer had an Album of Standing Liberty quarters complete for sale. All were in a minimum of AU. I was afraid to even ask the price. |
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Posted 07/18/2014 4:35 pm
