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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thankfully there was a reserve.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't think the reason it sold for so little is the dark toning. I think it was the terrible photographs of an otherwise nice looking coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And to add to the unexpectedly low value the Numismedia pricing is -- questionable. To get realistic prices check Completed Items on ebay. Also the Heritage and Stacks websites. |
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I don't think the reason it sold for so little is the dark toning. I think it was the terrible photographs of an otherwise nice looking coin. This is exactly what happened. Terrible photographs. Quote:To get realistic prices check Completed Items on ebay. Also the Heritage and Stacks websites. Yep.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Looks like a nice coin to my British eyes.
Just saying ... Not everyone likes shiny-as-new ...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too think the bad photo's played a major roll in the low ending price. However I also can state from experience when selling that if a coin has very dark toning it can be tough to sell. Not necessarily heavy toning but DARK toning.
Edited by Tbone
02/02/2015 1:56 pm
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Wow. It's tough to screw up a beautiful coin that badly. Imagine that thing under axial lighting and a good lens.
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Pillar of the Community
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Imagine that thing under axial lighting and a good lens. Especially the reverse.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's a original, beautiful toner and does not need to be ruined by dipping.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I love dark toning. I'll take dark greys and oranges and blues any day over the flashy pinks that seem to be so in vogue right now.
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Pillar of the Community
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I wish I had seen it and had money for coins. I like it a lot.
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I agree, I would not dip that. It just needs better pictures. That is a nice coin and I would gamble that it is better in hand.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Better pictures coming soon? ;)
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The toning is way too dark to consider dipping; it'd destroy the coin if you tried to remove all of it and partial removal is a really iffy proposition. You don't know if it works until afterward, and the coin is toast if it doesn't.
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Posted 02/02/2015 05:32 am
