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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Picked up my third 1908-D Barber half dollar tonight. I just picked one up yesterday. This one I think grades between AU53 and AU55. It has a couple of scratches and a mark on the neck that I am hoping will not details the coin. Wholesale bid for this coin at AU53 is $325. With a details designation it would be half that. Purchased it for $169 including shipping. It has a return privilege, so hopefully it looks better in hand, but who knows. Thoughts? Thanks.   IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11898 Posts |
Well, with a little searching, I found out just now that this coin was sold on April 7 in an ANACS AU53 details - scratched and cleaned holder. Seller paid $153 for the coin. Looks like I am returning this coin. I'll try to cancel the sale. Thanks for looking. Pretty slick, cracking it out of the ANACS details slab and slipping it into a 2x2.    IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
05/01/2017 12:46 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
683 Posts |
Hope you can get your money back.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Shady ebay. Yea I'd request to cancel the sale. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Gotta be careful out there my friend . No offense to any member who sells on e-bay, but the bay at times can be a serpent without a head .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Don't think the coin is a great loss - kind of splotchy looking.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11898 Posts |
Seller said that he was selling a coin for someone else. He was very concerned about what happened and cancelled the sale. Stand up guy.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Good to hear. You're better off without this one.
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Valued Member
United States
484 Posts |
I do not care for the toning. It looks to have been cleaned/dipped/stained.
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Posted 05/01/2017 02:07 am
