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Valued Member
United States
485 Posts |
This is a coin that I am thinking about bidding on. Before I bid on it, I just wanted to get everybody's thoughts on the coin. These are not my photos, rather, these are the photos provided by the auction company. Edit: I'm not looking to keep this coin for my personal collection; I'd be looking to re-sell this coin.   Edited by CoinEnthusiast
11/13/2023 6:24 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
Hard pass for me at any price.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Nasty-looking thing, whatever it is.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
I would not bid on the coin as the die markers from these photos are not clear. The 3 on a 93 S is raised above the other numbers in the date, but from these photos can not tell. The 1 in the date sits directly over the forth denticle from the neck point, but from these photos can not tell. This coin would need an in hand inspection to confirm its authenticity as the die markers in the R and T in liberty would need to be checked. I would recommend that you pass and look for a better example.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2282 Posts |
This is junk, hard pass.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
If it's for resale - ask for a weight.
It looks to be either a cull-grade details coin or an off-metal cast counterfeit - possibly contemporary.
The weight will either be within tolerance for a coin that worn or much lower or higher depending on the composition.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Since it's not possible to determine authenticity due to the damage, I would not pay any money for this coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36782 Posts |
The bright surfaces in the protected areas makes me suspicious. I'd pass on it also.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74481 Posts |
I would definitely pass on this one.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5673 Posts |
This is a coin that would be easy to buy cheap, but very hard to re-sell because you couldn't guarantee authenticity and because of the horrible curb appeal. Why would you think someone would pay more than what you could buy for it at auction?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
To my eyes it's garbage. The mint mark is clearly too high to be either of the two reverse dies - even in F02 examples on PCGS you can see that it's wrong.
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Moderator
 United States
15458 Posts |
This is a horribly ugly coin, even if genuine I would be a hard pass.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18680 Posts |
 there is a reason that the coin is not in a slab. |
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Valued Member
 United States
485 Posts |
I ended up not pulling the trigger on the coin. I agreed with you all that the coin had an ugly look about it, and I wasn't able to get any additional photos of the LIBERTY headband to see if it had the proper die markers. On top of that, it sold for almost $2,000, a good bit higher than I would have paid for the coin. If I had confirmed that the coin was genuine and could have gotten the coin for $1,500, I think I would have been more inclined to pull the trigger. Regardless, thank you all for your input.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
That coin had REGRET written all over it. Even if genuine, I doubt that you would find a buyer in the future for a coin in this condition despite the rarity. Good move to pass and let someone else regret it!
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