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Pillar of the Community
United States
840 Posts |
I paid $16 and am very happy with the coin! I may have it graded sometime...   |
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Moderator
 United States
188213 Posts |
Very nice!  |
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Valued Member
United States
269 Posts |
$16! Wow. I bought a PCGS graded AU58 example for $110 less than a year ago. Commemorative market is really in freefall.
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Rest in Peace
10197 Posts |
Nice circ example! That's my next one, great deal, where ebay or other? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
703 Posts |
Very cool! Was this a quick purchase, or were you patient waiting for a pick?
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
840 Posts |
eBay.
I messaged with the seller prior to bidding and they satisfactorily answered my questions to raise my confidence the coin was authentic. The auction ended in the middle of the night, so most bidders were sleeping, thus the low price.
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Valued Member
United States
50 Posts |
Very nice coin! I still need one for my album,good job getting a deal on it.
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Rest in Peace
10197 Posts |
Berto, thought so, had my eye on that one after I got a couple others, wound up winning a Pilgrim I had forgot I had bid on otherwise we'd been banging bids!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
840 Posts |
Crazy, I'm glad we weren't bidding each other up!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4911 Posts |
boy oh boy..i am absolutely no expert on these..or any U.S. issue for that matter! but this coin screamed fake to me..so I opened up PCGS coinfacts and it definitely looks like a counterfeit to me. the color looks off, the streaky reverse scares me, the thick crude letters caught me right away, and the lack of sharpness isn't major but enough tor raise flags IMO. not to mention the ship has almost none of the minute intricate details seen on genuine coins I looked at on PCGS. but the nail in the coffin in my opinion is look behind the last sail..the ropes are almost non-existent...they are crisp and well defined in the coinfacts examples..
and you only got it for $16...even if the auction ended in the middle of the night, any interested bidders would notice that and would've placed their bids beforehand..looks like it went so low because most people were weary of the authenticity.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree, fake. The "W" in Walloon is just dead wrong, along with the missing ropes and many other issues.
Edited by Coinfrog
07/27/2017 6:09 pm
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Moderator
United States
188213 Posts |
At first I thought it looked a little off, but I thought it might have just been the photo. I admit that I am not an expert in classic US commemorative coins. I do look forward to commentary from commems and nickelsearcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
I'm with the others, that it's counterfeit. For me, it's the flag and mount on the far left of the reverse. In the genuine copy at PCGS CoinFacts, the flagpole disappears into a mound above the crossed beams. In this one, the pole seems to go all the way to the surface of the boat. The crossed beams are clearly defined, while they are much less so in the PCGS images -- at least, in the area where the flagpole would meet the boat, there is no vertical line that is so present in this piece.
And there are no visible rope at all here, supporting the left mast to the deck. Could be wear, but it just casts extra doubt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
840 Posts |
If I submit it for grading I'll find out for certain whether or not the coin is authentic, but I'm in no hurry. $16 is nothing in the scheme of life, so if the coin is fake, then I'm only out the equivalent of one up-scale lunch.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Potential value does not justify the grading and shipping expenses. Nevertheless, for $16 a very good buy! Congratulations. I would be perfectly happy if a similar opportunity came my way. |
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Posted 07/27/2017 1:06 pm
