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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;taylor34, post: 1712530, member: 51241&quot;]Those are some of the same concerns I have (dipped).&nbsp; The reason for this whole thread is because I bought this:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1865-Two-Cent-Piece-CHOICE-BU-NICE-RED-BROWN-SURFACES-/290909134010?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=xuQ6Eoiwa2r%252FQNLGTrZ1FJMgu50%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1865-Two-Cent-Piece-CHOICE-BU-NICE-RED-BROWN-SURFACES-/290909134010?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=xuQ6Eoiwa2r%252FQNLGTrZ1FJMgu50%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1865-Two-Cent-Piece-CHOICE-BU-NICE-RED-BROWN-SURFACES-/290909134010?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=xuQ6Eoiwa2r%2FQNLGTrZ1FJMgu50%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I though that I would try buying a nice coin off ebay, feedback of the vendor was stellar, etc.&nbsp; First nice coin that I&#039;d bought in 25 years (I used to collect from 1984 to around 1991, but just recently started getting back into it).&nbsp; Grading is the hardest part for me, 25 years ago ms-60 wasn&#039;t a bad coin, now it appears it kind of is, lol.&nbsp; I liked the coin in the pictures, and I also liked the fact that it was a re-punch that wasn&#039;t mentioned as my research on it found that it basically 2x the value in most cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, after I won I stumbled upon some threads calling into question the seller in this case, basically questioning the photographs and kinds of coins they sell...that has made me kind of uneasy about the thing.&nbsp; I like the coin honestly, but what I don&#039;t want is to go submit it for grading a year from now and have it come back &#039;AU-50 details, cleaned&#039; which would make it worth like 1/3 of what I paid.&nbsp; After seeing the auction pictures and descriptions, any suggestions or thoughts?&nbsp; Part of the reason I bought it honestly was to learn and educate myself on ebay purchases, I figured that with the return policy I didn&#039;t have anything to lose if it turned out not so good.&nbsp; I appreciate all the insight and comments above.&nbsp; One thing I can say is that the coin does look like their pictures, there was no retouching or enhancing as they have been known for according to the other threads.&nbsp; Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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