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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PennyGuy, post: 696068, member: 17502&quot;]It is often said that a fool and his money are soon parted.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is a lesson in how not to buy a coin.&nbsp; This eBay item: </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=220466361136&amp;fromMakeTrack=true&amp;ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=220466361136&amp;fromMakeTrack=true&amp;ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #810081">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=220466361136&amp;fromMakeTrack=true&amp;ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en</span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Problems at first glance...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1-&nbsp; No assurance of what date the coin you receive will be</p><p>2-&nbsp; No assurance of what grade the coin you receive will be</p><p>3-&nbsp; Just fuzzy enough photo to tell it is a 2 cent piece</p><p>4-&nbsp; A virtually unknown grading company</p><p>5-&nbsp; Seller has a questionable Positive rating</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the positive side, their customers like their fast shipping.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A few seconds research revealed the following info on the grading service</p><p><a href="http://coinauctionshelp.com/INB_TPGS.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinauctionshelp.com/INB_TPGS.html" rel="nofollow">http://coinauctionshelp.com/INB_TPGS.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Overall this looks like a good way for someone to unload a bunch of hole filler coins.&nbsp; The assurance any buyer gets is that they will receive some date of a 2 cent piece, and that they should assume that the date will be readable.&nbsp; All for only $28.95 including shipping. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My guess is that a any-date common two center can be purchased from just about any dealer for something like $15 or less.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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