This coin doesn't look right to me

What do you think of this listing?

The photo looks really strange; certainly doesn't look like an MS64 to me.


CENT 1955 Double DIE OBV ms NGC 64 Awsome SPECIMEN

 

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i smell something rotten in denmark. gut tells me so.

 

Poor photo for someone expecting $5,700. Hard to judge from that photo.

 

To me, that looks like a MS-70'd AT coin that NGC has deemed MA.

 

p.s. in case you hadn't guessed, I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole.

 

Sorry, what does "MA" mean? (misattributed?)

 

I'll be the wierdo here....looks fine to me, just a bit hi on the price, but coin is nice one, nicer than most actually

 

Why is it that his face looks like it has been "pressed in"? The shape of the nose and chin are odd and it looks like the distance from the back of the head to the front is less than it should be. Like Lincoln was walking forward and ran into a wall.

 

I think it just the angle of the pic...notice you can see the side of the rim on the right obverse...

This coin is notorious for being ugly and poorly struck, this is IMO a well struck higher end coin, the reverse is sharp as a tack, pounded wheat and lettering...we'll as ebay pics go....would like to see in hand for sure

 

looks fine to me - but for top dollar they could spend a few to present the coin better

-Steve

 

Yeah, it looks OK, nothing wrong, has nice colour...

 

Sorry, I just don't see it. For that kind of money, there are much nicer coins out there IMO.

 

Market Acceptable. To be more clear:

IMO, that coin has been artifically toned with the use of MS 70. NGC looked the other way and slabbed the coin, deeming it "Market Acceptable". Nothing wrong with that necessarily, but it is what it is.

Don't believe me? Send a PM to gmarguli -- he knows what to look for and has extensive experience on the topic, and has been kind enough to share that info on numerous occasions...Mike

 

Ive bought from these folks and have been happy with my transactions.

 

Typo on the label? Intended to be a "46"?

 

My first thought was that it was a coin that someone used MS-70 on. However, much of the copper that people like for its nice, glossy brown surfaces is the result of MS-70, Coin Care and Dellars Darkener.

 

Agreed, but the result of the coin is very different for those three substances (one is a cleaner, anthoer is an oil/condition, and the third is a toning reagent). Again, not anything necessarily wrong with it, but it is what it is....Mike

 

When I clicked on the link to the listing I saw the word "rover" temporarily pop up for the address - this isn't one of those pay-per-hit deals is it?

 

I think the coin is ok but the image stinks.
Not sure on the price but it seems high.
Why would someone even use an image like that.

 

Actually its a good deal. if its real coinvalues has the ms-64 red at 13,000 .