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Valued Member
United States
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NGC value $90 ebay auction $200 Shows you how good creative photography can be |
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 United States
234 Posts |
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
could have been that, or a bidding war, or sometimes I have gone above market value a little because I needed it  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
637 Posts |
Yeah that's funny... preying on the helpless. The holder does have a star, which may indicate semi-PL, but not cameo DMPL. All I can say is WOW... who NEEDS an 1881-S in MS 64 bad enough to pay that!
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Valued Member
United States
397 Posts |
bidding war or not, those pictures are criminal. The coin isn't even designated PL but is being touted as being fully proof-like both sides with a deep cameo obverse. It's sad that people feel the need to stoop to this level to sell their coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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Those pictures are ridiculous. And this seller has feedback over 5k at 100%.
Amazing what people will pay.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Someone tested that water a while back and the in hand look of the coin was way different than the auction photos. The photos are juiced to the point that they look more like paintings.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2815 Posts |
Yes, this seller took a photo and then turned up the contrast and sharpness all the way to max. The image is completely distorted.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
That particular seller has a known reputation of doing such things. Darth is correct, it is a "manufactured" DMPL. Here is one of my own made using Photoshop CS2 (no, it's not listed on ebay; this was a proof of concept.) Learn to look for the contrast issues and also severe color distortions of anything in the background -- this is a well lit coin on a light blue coin towel in an air-tite holder.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am not defending the seller in anyway as I agree that it appears that many of the seller's photos are juiced. There are coins that can have a DMPL obverse and the coin will not get the DMPL tag if the reverse is not DMPL, and these coins can sell at a small premium. The NGC star coin will usually sell at a premium as some collectors collect the star coins. It is possible that the NGC star coin could have a DMPL obverse and the hammer price does not surprise me if the coin is as the seller claims, but it is a strong price to pay for a MS64 star. Here is an example coin from my collection of a coin with a DMPL obverse and a blast white reverse.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The picture of the coin is good for Halloween. Looks like a coin after atomic blast. I mean the original coin in the post.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Here is an example coin from my collection of a coin with a DMPL obverse and a blast white reverse. I am a fan of one-sided DMPL dollars - they are neat. There happens to be two VAMs with OBV DMPL in the 1883-O series (VAMs 1F3 and 35. Good news is ANACS will label "OBV DMPL" on the holder. |
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United States
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I saw that auction the other day, and couldn't run away fast enough. Can't the average idiot see that those photos are juiced?
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