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<p>[QUOTE="rhoggman, post: 386922, member: 13987"]In the picture it seems to have great luster.... I'm not 100% sure it's not a MS coin. It surely cannot be less than AU which is why I think it is worth a little gamble. </p><p><br /></p><p>The guy admits it has a few hairlines under 5x magnifying glass, but with the poor photography it is hard to tell either way. Even with the bad picture and yellow light it has AU details. He also says it does not have any signs of cleaning no rub marks et cetera. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said .... maybe he is just stupid, or maybe I am just gullible... The things is the guys sells records for over a year on ebay, then sells a few coins for his mom. The story is plausible. I did not ask him if she died or just wanted to get rid of them. But it is possible he is just an airhead, and did not seek professional advice. If I were a little nicer I might tell him to remove all of his coin listings and seek out some help before he sells.... Check out his other items... All raw coins "purchased over 30 years ago". Everything before that is Elvis and AC~DC...</p><p><br /></p><p>Who Knows? I'll be sure to keep this going. Even I am wondering how it will turn out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bet the bid goes closer to 1,000 before the end of the auction. I won't be bidding anymore, but I would love to see the coin in person.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rhoggman, post: 386922, member: 13987"]In the picture it seems to have great luster.... I'm not 100% sure it's not a MS coin. It surely cannot be less than AU which is why I think it is worth a little gamble. The guy admits it has a few hairlines under 5x magnifying glass, but with the poor photography it is hard to tell either way. Even with the bad picture and yellow light it has AU details. He also says it does not have any signs of cleaning no rub marks et cetera. Like I said .... maybe he is just stupid, or maybe I am just gullible... The things is the guys sells records for over a year on ebay, then sells a few coins for his mom. The story is plausible. I did not ask him if she died or just wanted to get rid of them. But it is possible he is just an airhead, and did not seek professional advice. If I were a little nicer I might tell him to remove all of his coin listings and seek out some help before he sells.... Check out his other items... All raw coins "purchased over 30 years ago". Everything before that is Elvis and AC~DC... Who Knows? I'll be sure to keep this going. Even I am wondering how it will turn out. I bet the bid goes closer to 1,000 before the end of the auction. I won't be bidding anymore, but I would love to see the coin in person.[/QUOTE]
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