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Valued Member
Slovenia
459 Posts |
Hi all. I'm looking at various liberty head nickels and again and again I'm seeing AU coins with lots of marks in fields, usually going in one direction (left to right). Since I have no experience with those coins I rather ask here. Are those polished or is that normal wear? Example http://www.ebay.com/itm/1883-Philad...51810394411? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
That looks like a possible cleaning, and the pics aren't that good. Maybe try and look at some photos of slabbed versions of what you are looking for to learn what they look like.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1695 Posts |
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Valued Member
 Slovenia
459 Posts |
Thank you. Yes, the pic is out of focus ...
I will go with the general rule that if something raises a flag of doubt, don't buy it.
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Valued Member
Slovenia
459 Posts |
Nice die break, thank you for pointing it out.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
You can take this with or without a grain of salt ; I will never buy or bid on coins from this seller ! nough said !  |
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Valued Member
Slovenia
459 Posts |
Did you have bad experience? I bought from him three times, all ok.
I tend to look for free int. shipping, otherwise costs get really high for me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1695 Posts |
What do you think of the denticles?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
I have purchased from this seller, and a lot of the seller's coins are problem coins that are scratched, cleaned or damaged. The seller provides no information about the problems and often you can not pick up the issues from the seller's scans. The coin in question appears to have been cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
See the link below on a 1889 O Morgan the seller calls the coin uncirculated in the title. The coin is not even close to being uncirculated. The coin at best is a AU53, and the coin is already priced in auction like a MS60 with 7 hours to go. Buyer beware when purchasing a coin from this seller as the coin description in title is not accurate. 232050622653 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree likely cleaning - surfaces are unnatural-looking with swirly patches. Pass.
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Valued Member
Slovenia
459 Posts |
Thank you all for your input on this coin/seller. CCF strikes again :D
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Posted 08/23/2016 1:27 pm
