Here are some preliminary shots...a tease. I have some errands to run and will open the roll this evening. I was expecting a flat-rate box, but this padded envelope was sufficient for a single roll. Free S&H. The roll was wrapped in newspaper, inside a padded envelope, then wrapped in bubble wrap inside the newspaper. Inside the bubble wrap is the roll in a plastic nickel tube. It appears to be the same roll as the one shown in the auction. So far, so good. Delivery Time: Good Delivery Condition: Good
I wish I could increase the size of the photo, because I am having a caution reaction to the crimping.
I overpaid for something today. It popped on my phone as a price drop and thought it was a good deal. Snapped it up to find out later...aaah no. Just threw away an extra $30. The moment you don't do your DD, you're gonna take it in the shorts on ebay. It has ****** me off all day.
Sorry to keep everyone waiting. I just returned. I have to put my recyclables out, then on to the Big Reveal! Edit: Nevermind...I'll do the roll first. Give me a a few minutes to unwrap the roll and get some pictures...
Here are some better pictures of the crimped ends. They may look a bit different due to being in a nickel tube...and the stress of shipment.
Ok...I can say that one end of the roll was definitely "hand-crimped"...meaning, not OBW roll (searched). Here are the two end coins as received... ...and here are what I believe were the real end coins in the middle of the roll...
Now for the contents...in three (3) groups. Here's group #1... I'm having trouble transferring the other photos from my phone. Once I get it straightened out, I'll post the rest of the pictures.
I wouldn't necessarily say that. It's definitely not an OBW roll...so from that perspective "yes" (imo). I haven't looked at them in detail since I'm still messing with the picture transfers. Initial inspection...without my reading glasses...shows that the coins are about what I expected (MS-63 to MS-64). There could be an MS-65 in there. I haven't examined them closely enough at this point. I'll get the rest of the picture posted once I figure out why they stopped transferring.
Well, I got a (new for me) iPhone7...and nothing is where I expect it. I was emailing the pics to myself, but halfway through, the attachments stopped attaching. I'll have to try again in the morning.
Lol...It appears that some of the pictures I took somehow have incorrect permissions while others are fine. Here are the pictures that transferred... Group #1 Obverse Group #2 Reverse Group #3 Obverse This is all the coins. Unfortunately, I only have pics of one side of each group at the moment, but these pics are representative of the group as a whole. Later tonight (or maybe tomorrow), I'll assess them in detail and post close ups (God willing) of the best and worse examples. My overall grade for this transaction... Delivery Time: A Delivery Condition: A Packaging: B OBW (unsearched) roll: F Carbon Spots: A Overall Coin Condition: As expected I would buy from this Seller again, but not at these prices.
That lone F looms large in the original marketing of the eBay listing. Without close-ups it's impossible for the rest of us to see how good or not so good the coins are. Good luck with the fine details. Hoping you come up with a few 65's maybe 65+.
Ebay truly sucks. This dolt openly admitted to trying to scam people with a “rare 1972 Roosevelt dime with no mint mark” for $50. Ebay didn’t GAF.
Can you leave the seller all that info on his feedback? My overall grade for this transaction... Delivery Time: A Delivery Condition: A Packaging: B OBW (unsearched) roll: F Carbon Spots: A Overall Coin Condition: As expected I would buy from this Seller again, but not at these prices.
We can’t be sure that the seller didn’t buy the roll thinking it was original. I would have not known what to look for regarding the crimping. The end pieces looked way too fresh though. That would have made me wonder.
