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I found this auction about to end with no bids on ebay. in the last couple of minutes it got a couple of bids but I won it now... is it authentic? I know the photos aren't very good and when I get it I will take better ones but I would like your opinion...    Thanks for looking! Edited by throughtheireyes
02/20/2017 11:18 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Real, but heavily cleaned. You can still see the polish inside the lettering of the legends and date.
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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thank you! I didn't pay much for it so I'm happy so long as it's not a copy...
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Rest in Peace
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Clean the polish off and you have a really nice album coin! Nice pick.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Although cleaned it does display the design elements well.
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United States
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I wonder what the grading ffor that IHP would be! But scarcely clean!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Definitely legit, odd-looking surfaces in these pics, but most likely messed-with if the color contrasts on both sides are accurate.
Edited by Coinfrog
02/21/2017 4:54 pm
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Definitely legit, odd-looking surfaces in these pics, but most likely messed-with if the color contrasts on both sides are accurate. The photos are SOOO bad I'm reserving further judgement until I receive it. they tried to photograph it through a magnifying glass or loupe and that can cause ALL kinds of distortion - color included. Quote:
I wonder what the grading ffor that IHP would be! But scarcely clean! I'm curious about that also... the details look really nice. Edited by throughtheireyes
02/21/2017 5:29 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Looks like the real Mcoy . plenty of original design , questionable color , and a few obverse hits . Reverse is very nice . Seems to be a little wear on this coin .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a nice authentic IHC. Cleaned, probably but I like it. |
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thanks T-Bop & Debra! It's shipped so hopefully I'll have it in a couple of days and can post some decent photos.
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Got it in this morning. The color and shine get washed out by the flash... it made me crazy trying to get a good photo... it's MUCH more "coppery" in color than the photos look (you can see a bit of it on the obverse in the photo). Any idea on grade?  |
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Thanks T-Bop, it bugs me that my camera wont capture the color my eyes see. The coin is much more coppery red than the photos show. I think the flash washes it out. I may try tomorrow to take a photo outside under sunlight and see if the color comes through more truly.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pretty! Very nice details!!
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you can turn off the flash. If you can't tape a card or something over the flash. Then just use external lighting.
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