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If were machine doubling I'd expect some doubling on the date as well. Could you post some closer images of the 9 and 5?
I always wanted an early Lincoln proof. I settled for a details 1909 to be easier on the budget. [ATTACH]
I'm in the same boat here but for someone building a set a low grade example may be the only affordable option.
My guess would have been MS 61 or 62 with all of those contact marks.
The toning is awesome!
Looks like a book I need to get.
I bought raw 1909-S VDB and 1922 no D strong reverse Lincolns on Ebay several years ago. I spent a lot of time looking at reference materials to...
Five seconds surely isn't enough time. That surprises me if that is the case.
Thanks for the well thought out reply on this subject.
I find the recent discussion useful to me. I am tending to support the attitude that if a buyer inquires about whether a raw coin had been...
I'm not disagreeing with everything you are saying? What were your reasons for cracking out all of those coins from their slabs? Was it to put...
Either way, you are failing to disclose information which undoubtedly would lower what you could sell the coin for. Sure, you aren't legally...
I couldn't have said it better.
But in a way you are holding information from a buyer even though you didn't agree with the TPG. That in itself is an ethics issue.
Then if it gets a straight grade the second time was the TPG wrong the first or the second time. Should the TPG own up and refund the cost of the...
Since ethics are being discussed, would it be ethical to break out a slabbed details coin and sell it as if it were original? Yes, the buyer...
It's funny how a couple of photos can make it difficult to grade. I could tell it was a proof but from the first set of photos I would never see...
Definitely not a 1969-S DDO
An experienced collector shouldn't be fooled by those pictures. Go to any of the major auction sites and look at the hundreds of Morgans that are...
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