Okay, is it just MY eyes? ("1928" Peace dollar)

Just saw this on the 'bay:

RARE (4) 1928-P PEACE SILVER DOLLARS KEY DATE COINS - LOW MINTAGE 360,649



I've looked at a lot of Peace dollar auctions. I've seen a lot of 1923 dollars listed as 1928s. I've even bought one or two of them myself, back in the early days before I learned to distinguish the 8 from the deceptively-shaped 3.

I'm ready to swear that the one on the upper right is 1923, and I have my doubts about the one on the lower left. But when I messaged the seller, he responded with "I beg to differ. It is a 1928."

He does a fair amount of business in coins, and he's been at it for a number of years. At this point, I'm certainly not ready to accuse him of dishonesty -- but I am a little concerned about his eyesight, or my own.

Thoughts?

 

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The photos are not the best, but I'd say that's a 3.

 

My eyes are either as good as yours or as bad. I have the same suspicion though the picture isn't sharp enough to make a final call. It doesn't help my confidence that the listing is "no returns."

 

2nd one is a 1923. The other 3 I think are 1928's.

 

Top right is definitely a 23' imo also.

 

When I magnify the picture, the upper right is clearly a '28.

 

Disagreed, for the same reason.

 

23

 

That top right one looks very much like a 1923. I would steer clear of a seller that just claims that it is something without providing better pictures. They are overpriced anyway. The bottom left one looks strange too, like it was polished. There should be additional pictures of both sides of each individual coin in a good eBay auction. The pictures must show detail like this one as an example.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/1928-PEACE-SILVER-DOLLAR-/132144544321?hash=item1ec46dba41:g:eNAAAOSwXYtY3t5j&_trkparms=pageci%3A05846899-18ff-11e7-a2d2-74dbd18064e4%7Cparentrq%3A37a09d3615b0a861dff1f2b3fffdbea3%7Ciid%3A13

 

My opinion is that if youre after a 28, buy one in a slab. Even if it is an S mint, just buy the slab. Personally, I have never had a problem differentiating the 3 from an 8, but if you do, buy one in a slab.

 

Yes it's a 23 indeed

 

Top right is a 23, no doubt about it,if you need one your much better off getting it already slabed. You can crack it out.

 

Looks like a 23 in upper right corner.

 

Meaningless if item is not as described.

 

Yup. I did my part to notify the seller.

With those images and that asking price, I don't think anybody will be falling for this auction, though.

 

23...Your eyes are OK

 

Magnified or not, It sure looks like a '23 to me!

I have driven miles to estate auctions that listed 1928 dollars just to find that they are 1923's.

Unless I can identify the die characteristics of one of the four dies used that year, I pass on 1928's.

It is too easy to remove the "S" and then clean the whole coin to cover the alteration over with new toning.

1928 dollars were all released in my backyard from the Cleveland federal reserve and the Pittsburgh sub-Fed. It is not unusual for me to dump out an original pile of dollars (one hoard was kept in an old Hershey coco tin!) and find any number of them up to four, which was my record.

 

It's quite obvious, even without magnification, the top right coin does not have the rim of a '28.

 

It looks to me that shadows from the lighting make the 8s look like 3s.

 

I've got bad eyes but that top right is a '23.