There is no evidence at all the seller was deliberately trying to deceive anyone. Both seller and buyer, in this case, are equally at fault, the...
If it's not certified by PCGS or NGC, run as fast as you can from it.
Which is why I don't buy coins at live auctions, nor online ones either.
It doesn't matter how low the price guide goes for values, the values are outdated and not accurate. If you want something a little more...
That's where you're confused. A 76S is not just from a Mint set, but a U.S. Mint Proof set, and is a method of manufacture. Proofs are not graded...
He's trying to say the 76S is the same as a 71D and would score higher. He can't compare proofs with uncirculated, they are two different animals.
Probably no different than the other 585,673,900 Roosevelts struck in Philadelphia that year.
$2.64 for a common, heavily circulated dime that's worth, well, a dime.
Looked better with the tone. Lot's of character that is now gone.
You have to understand something regarding not only Red Book, but other books with price guides for coins as well, is that the time frame between...
A 65 would have very few contact marks, yours has several. Also, the luster looks to be impaired enough to keep it from a 65.
The scratches can be seen without enlarging the photo; however. The gouge in the ear, is quite distracting.
The scratches between 4 and 5 o'clock hold it back from higher than 63, there are also some hits in key points, like that gouge in Ike's ear.
I sent you a private message on your profile with my email address. If you want to email the images to me, I'll be more than happy to upload them...
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So you leave him a NEUTRAL feedback on the entire trans action. It is neither negative nor positive, but it's feedback.
The saying basically means that you'll get farther ahead with kindness than you will with unkindness.
Which the OP should pay return shipping, just as a lesson how NOT handle something like this in the future :thumb:
Red Book is not the ANA grading standard. It is; however, the most reliable on coin information, and the definitions at the beginning of the book...
However, it has more luster than what would grade VF, or EF, which makes it AU. FYI, Red Book's definition of EF is: Light wear on the design...
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