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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
WOW! That is a very high end 14 D with a SUPERB strike. 64RB and shot at 65 easily!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4691 Posts |
This seller has no history of selling coins (mostly just orchestra tickets), and very little activity in the last year. Has the fingerprints of a high-jacked ebay account. I would stay away, and as noted, there is no reason for coins like this not to be in TPG holders. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks real to me, super nice coin if those pictures are telling the truth. That said, they are oversaturated, it's hard to read the fields. Probably a LOT of money to roll the dice on!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
575 Posts |
Totally agree with jim. It doesn't seem legit. Good luck!
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
IMHO It's fake . I agree with Bad Thad about the fields .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I dunno. That MM position sure looks good. Not that I'd consider buying it raw, mind you.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36741 Posts |
I agree, this looks like a high jacked account. Someone is going to get burned for 2500 bucks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3207 Posts |
Is there a way to seatch the PCGS database for matching images? Perhaps the seller lifted the images from there?
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18660 Posts |
the coin appears to be real but that's about all I can say. looks like obv die #5. I agree about the overexposed surfaces could be hiding something. if this is a clean coin with no surface issues it could be MS66 or even higher. why a coin like this is not slabbed is also a concern
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1339 Posts |
stay away.....they are all correct! looks fishy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5668 Posts |
Looks genuine, but the lighting might be hiding problem surfaces. The seller's feedback shows he was a seller of early BU Lincolns and IHC's in past years, and he also purchased some coins from GSC. It also shows a cancelled sale of a 1914-D gem BU Lincoln in the past, perhaps the same coin? I suspect it's cleaned or recolored, and that's why it's raw. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Must be something like this, but jeesh the pics look good. Just sayin'.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3642 Posts |
The seller also has a second high end 1914-D for sale for $2,200. What does everyone think about the grainy area near the reverse rim above EPU and the "R" in PLURIBUS? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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and he also purchased some coins from GSC Well that certainly says something. My guess is the guy is or is selling on behalf of a coin doctor. Wouldn't be surprised if the coin was reworked/smoothed/tooled and recolored then photographed to hide the work. The coin does look really good, but something about the pebbly surfaces just doesn't sit well with me |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The luster looks disturbed to me - either whizzed or wiped perhaps.
This is too big of a coin to buy raw in my opinion.
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Posted 02/12/2019 11:27 pm
