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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hello members, I have been looking for a decent, non-cleaned (or market acceptable) Barber half for about 6 months now.. I've looked at thousands of coins in eBay/HA, and many times, I came across ebay seller M Barr Coin. He usually has thousands of coins for sale, but frankly speaking, his pictures do not look authentic in most cases (or too bright) to judge the coin properly. (IMO) I wonder if anyone has purchased coin(s) from the seller and had experiences on how the pictures compared to the coins received. Example link - Can't tell if below Barber is cleaned or if it has some luster  https://www.ebay.com/itm/1893-Barbe...362234714797Your comments are appreciated. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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In general expensive raw coins online are raw for a reason.....
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
I've purchased several coins from him recently (last year) and they have always been better looking in hand than his photos.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
In my own opinion this coin displays NO luster , either cleaned or over dipped . Also obverse face is chock full of pock marks . Run Forest Run !
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Rest in Peace
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Joe, don't like those stains, could be a cleaning gone bad, but also just circulation stains, hard to say. It has been around some.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
I have purchased from M Barr Coins, and have been satisfied every time. However, you still want to examine the coin in the images, no matter how reputable the seller is.
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Valued Member
United States
150 Posts |
I've made many purchases with this seller in the past couple years (all pennies), and never an issue.
Sometimes he's got some wild prices on a coin for no reason, and he/she's usually not very flexible on best offers - but, never an issue.
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Pillar of the Community
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usually not very flexible on best offers - I recently offered 60 on a 70 dollar large cent and they accepted the offer. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
50 or 53. Probably dipped.
Are you avoiding NGC or PCGS for raw for a reason?
Coins over $300 are most often submitted if they don't have a problem.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Generous no questions asked return policy. Only about 3 bucks to lose on return shipping.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
Doesn't look cleaned to me, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been cleaned. Pretty baggy on the face. For over $300, I'd rather buy a certified coin in a slab and crack it out if I wanted the raw coin.
The vendor has a return policy, if you want to try your luck with this coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would suggest purchasing one that you might be interested in and if you like it keep it, if you don't then return it. He has a 30 day return policy on all of his coins, what have you got to lose? The problem with getting people's opinion on whether a coin has problems or not is that they are not holding the coin in hand and are taking a guess AND their opinion might not be the same as yours. YOU are the buyer of the coins that YOU want. It sounds like many people have bought from him and are happy with their purchases.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too have purchased from this seller with no issues. Always have been happy with them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8515 Posts |
I've bought quite a few coins from them and as Dave says, the coins are always better than pictured. He leaves money on the table with poor pics.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thank you everyone for helpful comments. I'm just getting frustrated trying to find a problem-free XF+ or better example at reasonable price, slabbed or raw. Quote:
Also obverse face is chock full of pock marks . Run Forest Run ! This coin is not in consideration to purchase. Just a picture example of Barber half from the seller. Quote:
Are you avoiding NGC or PCGS for raw for a reason?
Coins over $300 are most often submitted if they don't have a problem. I do prefer a slabbed one. All the ones I like are pretty expensive so far, both ebay and HA. I guess I just need to wait longer. Quote:
In general expensive raw coins online are raw for a reason..... Makes perfect sense!! |
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Valued Member
United States
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... Just received another coin from this seller - a nice little cherry picked flying eagle :)
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Posted 02/12/2018 1:54 pm
