This is the sign of a true collector
Okie dokie. Looks fine
This is common on Chinese fakes. I want to see the whole coin
A fool and his money are soon parted. Those after points and not quality will loose tons of money on the back end
Just dumb people deluding themselves that a common coin is in a scarce holder. Nothing otherwise special about the coin
Sounds like something the faker would say
They don’t actually charge your card until it ships
It’s real, but the price is too high, even if you take off a couple zeroes.
They’ll also have a glossy appearance, which isn’t natural
I know this fake well, and I can confirm it isn’t authentic, assuming it isn’t the “host” coin. Considering that it isn’t in their possession,...
Apparently this wasn’t quite correct. The “kids” had selected the slow-boat shipping option, so the coins were scarce in the market until last...
I think those two are genuine. The Chinese like getting rid of die cracks
links?
@Jack D. Young I never got a great feeling about the coin in question, particularly the rims. What say you?
Is it possible that it is the exact same coin as in Noyes? From the lighting and shadows, it looks incuse to me
I’m hearing through the dealer network that a very large number of these coins were bought by “kids” (20-somethings) with absolutely no interest...
That requires thinking for one’s self, and the majority of Americans have shown themselves incapable of doing just that. How many people collect...
Update. Got the grade I expected but not the reason I expected. Makes my wonder if it would straight grade if resubmitted... [ATTACH]
I concur. That’s a better match, even though I can’t see that diagnostic
No idea. I will guess S-28
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