Buying a high value raw coin on eBay? (1943 Ireland Florin)

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    A gamble, for sure, and it would’ve been too big an acceptable risk for me personally, but if you get lucky and it pays off, then… wow.

    I lay your odds at less than 50% on a gut check, but I’ll cross my fingers for you nonetheless. Please let us know the outcome!
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 11, 2026
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Ha- my 1943 halfcrown was also a F15 slab crackout, though mine was cracked out of one of those really early PCI slabs with the photocertificate in it. I guess the slab was late 1980s or very early 1990s vintage while I bought it around 2003 or 2004, which was when I “completed” the Irish predecimal series (minus the ‘43 florin). The Dansco albums weren’t quite as hard to find back then. I did pretty well when I sold the collection in the three albums.
     
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    lordmarcovan, Mar 11, 2026
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    This is the only Irish coin I own now.

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    lordmarcovan, Mar 11, 2026
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  5. catbox_9

    catbox_9 Member

    You are a lot more optimistic than me. I was 20% when I bought it but the more I think about it I'd put my odds at 5% so in retrospect I probably made the wrong decision here as the cost of doing this is probably only worth it with odds of 10% or higher.

    Normally I would never dream of buying a coin like this raw, but finding it in any condition graded or raw is all but impossible. I'm not sure what I would pay if one ever came up on HA, but apparently it's at least $4000 but realistically I'm not sure it's possible to get one for under $10K.
     
    catbox_9, Mar 11, 2026
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  6. catbox_9

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    That's a nice coin. I don't have any of the proof milled coins. I have the 1928 proof set and had that graded but I probably need to replace most of them as the grades were all pretty mediocre.
     
    catbox_9, Mar 11, 2026
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  7. catbox_9

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    As promised I did send this to PCGS and as expected it came back counterfeit. Oh well. Now I just need to wait for them to send it back to me so I can return it.
     
    catbox_9, Mar 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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  8. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    Sorry to hear that. I just saw this thread and was rooting for you. Thanks for sharing the journey and the result.
     
    ddddd, Mar 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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  9. The Meat man

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    Ah, too bad! But it was worth a shot.
     
    The Meat man, Mar 27, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Bummer. But not a big surprise to me.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 28, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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  11. mrbadexample

    mrbadexample Well-Known Member

    It would be useful if they told you how they came to that conclusion, but I'm guessing they weren't that forthcoming? I hope you get refunded without any trouble, in my opinion they should have to pay the PCGS fee too.
     
    mrbadexample, Mar 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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  12. Aunduril

    Aunduril Well-Known Member

    Sorry to hear I was rooting for you though out this whole thread. Let us know how your experience getting your money back with e-bay goes.
     
    Aunduril, Mar 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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