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Valued Member
United States
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Bought this today, and have no idea if I threw money away or not. Not very expensive so I thought what the heck. What do you guys think about it.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It depends on how much you paid, but I personally would stay away from details coins if they're common year/mints.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Wish we had bigger blown up photos to look at . From the little that I see it doesn't look that bad . Like Druu says, it depends on what you paid for it . Don't be surprised if other members advise you to crack it out and just put it in a 2x2 or Album .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
421 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately $32 is high for a common date details WL.
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Valued Member
United States
421 Posts |
I figured it may be to high but wanted to take a chance.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
No big deal, we've all made mistakes.
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Valued Member
United States
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You didn't lose an arm or leg over it so if you like it that's all that matters. If you don't, you could always resell it.
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Moderator
 United States
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Honestly ... it's a common coin that has been damaged and worth (to me) silver melt value.
At $32 you overpaid by quite a bit IMHO ... curious what 'chance' you wished to take?
David
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you can return it, I would. It's not worth much over melt to me -- granted, it's in better condition than many "junk bin" Walkers, it's still a details coin. If you were unscrupulous, you could crack it out and try to sell it as a "toned" coin.
Might I make a suggestion to you? Aim to gain a bit more knowledge before you aim to acquire coins. Maybe I'm cheap, maybe I'm smart -- but nothing I buy is worth less than what I pay. A little bit of cherrypicking is fun, and the folks here will definitely have some good advice for you. I don't mean to be patronizing, but I see you getting burned on the "dirt cheap" "Morgans" as well. If it's too good to be true, it often is.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The holder says 'details' due to questionable color, but it looks like a nice coin. I have some similarly toned coins that spent their life in little 2x2 yellow envelopes, and I know that those are toned naturally. Sometimes (not always) it can be very difficult to distinguish natural vs. artificial toning. To me, this one looks ok, though perhaps I can't see something. All that said, you overpaid for this coin being in a details holder, but the price might be ok if you saw this coin raw at a coin show and you liked the toning.
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Valued Member
United States
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I appreciate the feedback. I'm not worried about spending money, however I get bored and just buy. Its kinda my down fall. The Morgan seller did email me and I am getting a refund so lesson learned. I'm a collector and not very good apparently. I only have about 1,000 coins some are great and some just cause "I" liked them. I buy to much with my heart and eye not my brain.
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Valued Member
United States
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As the trite cliche says, "Buy the book before you buy the coin."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yet still a decent coin for an Album. If it were mine, I'd dip it in Acetone and them place in an Album.
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