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<p>[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1150618, member: 26972"]I don't want to use the word deceptive with Heritage but honestly on two recent 67RD purchases, I was totally fooled by what arrived compared to what (I thought) I was bidding on based on their images. The other Auction Houses are worse. Teletrade lights the coins from the bottom, who does that? I could go on, but I won't. I'll just show examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Resized equally for fair comparison</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought this was a solid coin, Heritage Images:</p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/5b8a7335.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My Images:</p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/862823a0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then I thought this one was pretty bad for the grade label, I put the opening bid in on it and no one else bid, Heritage Images:</p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/f417030c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And this is what arrived! My Images:</p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/fb7bf3a5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ha! that coin is unmistakable. I really messed up pulling the trigger on those, I think the most dramatic ones got away from me. It is one of the most unique I have. I know to buy the coin, not the label however I would have gotten more if they were in PCGS slabs. This is a coin that is just wild under the lens compared to in hand, as I am sure you can attest.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1fa80745.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/8b8e83e0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1150618, member: 26972"]I don't want to use the word deceptive with Heritage but honestly on two recent 67RD purchases, I was totally fooled by what arrived compared to what (I thought) I was bidding on based on their images. The other Auction Houses are worse. Teletrade lights the coins from the bottom, who does that? I could go on, but I won't. I'll just show examples. Resized equally for fair comparison I thought this was a solid coin, Heritage Images: [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/5b8a7335.jpg[/IMG] My Images: [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/862823a0.jpg[/IMG] Then I thought this one was pretty bad for the grade label, I put the opening bid in on it and no one else bid, Heritage Images: [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/f417030c.jpg[/IMG] And this is what arrived! My Images: [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/fb7bf3a5.jpg[/IMG] Ha! that coin is unmistakable. I really messed up pulling the trigger on those, I think the most dramatic ones got away from me. It is one of the most unique I have. I know to buy the coin, not the label however I would have gotten more if they were in PCGS slabs. This is a coin that is just wild under the lens compared to in hand, as I am sure you can attest. [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1fa80745.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/8b8e83e0.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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