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There are so many fakes that I wouldn't even stop to consider that coin.
And the seller, well, he has a poor reputation.
ANY 1916-D dime should be slabbed.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The shape does appear wrong. The sad part is this seller has quite a following of loyal customers that will likely bid this coin above FMV and the winner will be happy with it....
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Valued Member
United States
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I have never bought from him, I was unaware he carries a bad reputation?
I try to buy slabbed coins anyways so I steer away from his raw coins.
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Hi. New to the forum. What is the difference between slab and raw?
TIA,:)
Elizabeth
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Pillar of the Community
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When it comes to GSO I'd never purchase their coins anyway because they're known to take very...generous photos of their coins, especially BU coins.
However, I would think that they'd be trustworthy enough to buy raw key date coins, I personally would bet on it being real, but I could be wrong. GSO has sold key dates before raw with no issues.
Elizabeth, a slabbed coin is a coin that has been authenticated, graded, and holdered by one of the top 4 Grading services (PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG). Raw coins are not.
Generally when you purchase key date coins you would want to buy one thats been "slabbed" in one of their tamper proof holders so you dont have a question about the coins' authenticity(unless the holder itself is fake but that's pretty unlikely, at least less likely than a fake raw coin).
Edited by Adam_E
07/29/2018 1:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately you can buy as many fake slabbed 1916-D Mercs as you want.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
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the photographs GSO takes were always what threw me off. They always seem "doctored" to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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ANY 1916-D dime should be slabbed. Or simply look here on this forum - as the OP did already - for learning how to tell if they are fakes. Its not rocket science. No coin SHOULD be slabbed - its a nice option, but unnecessary. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Rest in Peace
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No coin SHOULD be slabbed - its a nice option, but unnecessary. I disagree , I will buy a slabbed coin for it's authenticity not for it's grade .  |
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Same. There are many frequently counterfeited coins that I would never buy raw.  |
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Unfortunately you can buy as many fake slabbed 1916-D Mercs as you want. Can you elaborate on this? |
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Pillar of the Community
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We keep the site secret .
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Not an expert on this series - in particular the diagnostics for this key date coin.
That said - I tend to avoid raw key date coins such as that are outside my personal area of expertise.
That should suffice to protect all of you - raw or slabbed - knowledge is the key.
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Of the four die states, these genuine die states are the closest match. You tell me.   Great Southern Coin:  Edited by Go-Rebels
07/29/2018 6:17 pm
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My consern would be the condition of the D does not match the grade condition of the coin. The D on this coin shows little wear compared to the rest of the coin. The D looks like it belongs on an AU or better coin.
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07/29/2018 6:42 pm
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