Well done! And good for the seller for being cooperative.
Thank you Cheryl.
And/or to try to feel superior to others, who don't know nearly as much as those who are making fun. Many collectors who belittle others for their...
If I get flamed for this, so be it, but.... Sometimes sellers with listings like that are clueless/misinformed/uninformed and not simply trying...
My guess is that it's been whizzed, though, even if not, it has been harshly cleaned at a minimum. as such, I believe it has about zero value...
It makes sense to do what you are comfortable with and enjoy, hopefully on an informed basis. Just for fun, I am going to take 2 real life...
I don't see any reason to regret starting the thread:) By the way, what would the price to you be where there is a large difference in the...
Some of the older NGC slabs could be opened and glued back together with very little evidence of tampering. If you weren't looking for it, you...
I disagree. Buyers who behave that way quickly get a reputation for doing so. And sellers will often offer their better coins elsewhere first...
Depending on the quality and eye-appeal (or lack thereof) of the coins, buying them at "graysheet" could be a very good deal or a bad deal, though...
If that's the PCGS MS64, I believe I've seen it in hand and it's amazing. I thought it was a specimen striking or something along those lines, but...
I agree that the buyers must share part of the blame. I just don't want sellers who operate that way to get a free ride.
I only wish I thought it was funny.:mad:
Unfortunately, many folks haven't figured it out. Instead, they apparently think they're safe paying a price that corresponds with a lower grade,...
Mike, that might be because they don't usually look anything like that.:)
Those who buy from this Ebay seller stand a good chance of getting burned: http://myworld.ebay.com/coinmadz/ . He appears to be a self-slabber who...
Don't proofs, a good number of which are almost certainly finer, count as Lincoln Cents?:whistle: And, while the coin in question might be fully...
In answer to your questions: 1) The odds are probably about 0% that they would do that and 2) You have no guarantees. However, such actions...
I have seen a number of steel cents which are semi-prooflike in appearance, and the odd look in this case might be due to the imaging/lighting.
Perhaps I can't/won't say it's counterfeit as easily as he did, but it looks bad to me too. Edited to add: It might just be a cleaned coin...
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