This coin just looks fake to me. Way too shiny, even for a cleaned coin. What do you think? http://m.ebay.com/itm/1795-Flowing-Hair-Dollar-3-Leaves-/272014841302?nav=SEARCH
This just raises too many RED flags for me; don't like the looks of the coin; one would think a 1795 flowing hair dollar needs some sort of authenticity attached; and for a mere $1699. I see seller says it would be "great coin to be graded." My suggestion to seller would be have it graded and then list it. Or if one really wanted the coin make a deal with seller--you'll pay grading fee and if coin's okay then pay the $1699 minus grading costs.
Genuine but heavily polished, scar across the forehead and reverse rim damage. I wouldn't put it in my collection, but everyone needs a flowing hair dollar at some point.
The seller has sold a number of NGC graded coins...so why isn't this one graded? I don't intend to buy it and find out why.
Maybe he just put it up to see if anyone would bite before spending the grading fees on a clearly problem coin.
Perhaps you're right...but the seller sure isn't marketing it as a problem coin. "Gorgeous coin in amazing condition. Great detail in eagle's wings and Liberty's eye. Some smoothing on high points. A great coin to have graded. Only 160K minted."
I agree with Kirkuleez , coin looks legit but was a problem coin that was polished . Even if it is a fake , which I doubt it is , it's been cleaned and polished to death .
Genuine. Open collar strike. All details including lettered edge right. a vg coin someone's cleaned the snot out of. Not slabbed cause it'd come back harshly cleaned or polished. I'd stay away until a better example came along
How could someone, with a straight face, call this a "Gorgeous coin in amazing condition"? I would call it a dog!
The worst part is that is one lost Flowing hair coin that could have been a very nice coin . I wish more people would learn not to clean coins unless they really know what they're doing , and coins with this significance should never be cleaned except by an expert .
They need to bring back those cruel and unusual punishments such as public flogging for coin cleaning. Perhaps add tar and feathering in certain cases. Although we shouldn't overdo it. I think using the guillotine as punishment for coin cleaning would be going a bit too far, except maybe if it was an 1804 Silver Dollar.
As others have said, genuine but scrubbed within an inch of its life. There are problem coins and there are truly ugly problem coins and this is in the latter group.
Looks genuine form the pics. As far as that goes. Polished and many other problems. Does have nice detail though.
