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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2312296, member: 19463"]That is certainly a matter of opinion. I see several coins in that group that I would be happy to own but my collection is not full of EF slab candidates. There are several 'budget' coins IMHO worth the price asked. Of course if you chase EF 'possible' fakes, there will be many other opportunities. I also note a considerable bias toward 'Lifetime' coins which I do not share. Possibly if you must have just one coin and it must be lifetime, you might have to go over $300. </p><p><br /></p><p>The big point is that you do not have to gamble $300 to get a coin. The links to identical coins establishes that the OP coin is a cast fake but we all knew that from the song and dance from the seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ides put this as well as it could be said. Now, don't forget this lesson and be tempted to buy other coins from this dealer. For that matter don't ask them for change for a quarter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2312296, member: 19463"]That is certainly a matter of opinion. I see several coins in that group that I would be happy to own but my collection is not full of EF slab candidates. There are several 'budget' coins IMHO worth the price asked. Of course if you chase EF 'possible' fakes, there will be many other opportunities. I also note a considerable bias toward 'Lifetime' coins which I do not share. Possibly if you must have just one coin and it must be lifetime, you might have to go over $300. The big point is that you do not have to gamble $300 to get a coin. The links to identical coins establishes that the OP coin is a cast fake but we all knew that from the song and dance from the seller. Ides put this as well as it could be said. Now, don't forget this lesson and be tempted to buy other coins from this dealer. For that matter don't ask them for change for a quarter.[/QUOTE]
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