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Valued Member
United States
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This is a well known seller of raw coins. My question is, would you say this is an "altered color" (once graded) coin? Or is it possible it's original? I'm suddenly interested in copper; and finding it to be a treacherous area of collecting to say the least. So far it's just been limited to coins I already own for little money but when I see such as this, I'm tempted.   Edited by rynegold
05/20/2015 9:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can we see the reverse? I highly doubt that is real.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4416 Posts |
IMHO, it looks original; this, as if it spent much of its' life in a brown envelope. Let's see what some others say ...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it a proof? If it is it may be original.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks real to me, but not sure about color. I agree, and wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole. Will be fun to watch though. Seller is notorious for 'shopped pics, and shill bidders.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's not necessary and a waste of money to certify some coins. Other coins must be certified because there is doubt and they're simply worth more with the doubt removed. This coin is definitely the latter. Knowing that the seller could easily make up for the cost of certification and more, the obvious question is why not certify it. The logical answer is because it's altered. I don't know either way, which is why I'd only buy it certified.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nope not real. IHC's just don't naturally color like that. One very similar was discussed here about a month ago. |
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United States
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Yeah, ten foot pole. I asked them once what they put on their IHC's to get the colors they get. I never got a response. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've seen proofs tone like this. If it's a proof that had a specially prepared planchet I would say it's natural. I've also seen people get creative with a frying pan too.
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United States
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Run away from it as fast as you can.
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Valued Member
United States
246 Posts |
What edweather said....
Almost all of great southern coins sold and for sale look to good to be true.
All end at "top end" pricing. Then many show back up later down the line...
Just my general observation and opinion.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Looks real to me just artifically toned some how or another. Wouldn't appeal to me in that condition.  |
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United States
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I read somewhere that a good general rule of thumb(for morgans at least) don't know if this can apply to other coins but I do seem to notice a tendency. If they are usually bright vibrant blues and purples. Most of the time it is A/T.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah , I see where you could be temped with this, but trust us it's only make believe. if Great Southern Coins would have left well enough alone, he would have had a real nice IHC with a lot of eye appeal and strike.  |
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 United States
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I didn't bid on the coin. So far as I've said in the original post: copper scares me. I love it; but have little experience in grading it's color and surface. Details are easy, the rest not so much so. Bret I think posted the truth above and the same could be said of a lot of ebay sellers: " Knowing that the seller could easily make up for the cost of certification and more, the obvious question is why not certify it. The logical answer is because it's altered." |
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Posted 05/20/2015 9:30 pm
