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<p>[QUOTE="Arizona Jack, post: 318921, member: 9308"]The aucion is contradictory.</p><p> </p><p>Title says possible matte proof, description states " this is a gorgeous example of a specimen matte proof". </p><p> </p><p>I believe the description is misleading, even with all qualifiers stated. It will inflate the bid price well beyond what it should be. this is a 99 cent auction with no reserve that could well hit several hundred dollars with a bidding war of Ebay gamblers. You would actually accept $100 ? $200? $300? for a coin so rare? </p><p> </p><p>There is a run of Lincolns listed as "possible" this, possible that. All designed to raise bids beyond what they should be. Any Lincoln collector or dealer thinking they have a matte proof 1917 would not risk accepting $50 for it in a 99 cent auction, unless shilling was planned.</p><p> </p><p>I believe this auction to be misleading. I also believe PCGS and NGC will not authenticate them as such because there still is doubt as to question of them actually being minted.</p><p> </p><p>This coin, 1917 is a new die year, and exceptionally struck examples are not at all rare or even scarce. Supremely struck is the rule for high grade 1917 Lincolns.</p><p> </p><p>I am not calling the seller anything unethical, I am just stating my opinion based on the facts as I see them. I believe there is a nil chance that this is a matte proof and I believe that seller knows same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Arizona Jack, post: 318921, member: 9308"]The aucion is contradictory. Title says possible matte proof, description states " this is a gorgeous example of a specimen matte proof". I believe the description is misleading, even with all qualifiers stated. It will inflate the bid price well beyond what it should be. this is a 99 cent auction with no reserve that could well hit several hundred dollars with a bidding war of Ebay gamblers. You would actually accept $100 ? $200? $300? for a coin so rare? There is a run of Lincolns listed as "possible" this, possible that. All designed to raise bids beyond what they should be. Any Lincoln collector or dealer thinking they have a matte proof 1917 would not risk accepting $50 for it in a 99 cent auction, unless shilling was planned. I believe this auction to be misleading. I also believe PCGS and NGC will not authenticate them as such because there still is doubt as to question of them actually being minted. This coin, 1917 is a new die year, and exceptionally struck examples are not at all rare or even scarce. Supremely struck is the rule for high grade 1917 Lincolns. I am not calling the seller anything unethical, I am just stating my opinion based on the facts as I see them. I believe there is a nil chance that this is a matte proof and I believe that seller knows same.[/QUOTE]
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