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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 401540, member: 11521"]Here is a perfect example of an eBay auction where the seller seems to have missed a small - but important - detail in describing his coin. I am sure it was merely an oversight.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow"><b>1867 SHIELD NICKEL ERROR COIN RARE DETAILS</b></a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow"> </a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>I thank the seller for grading the coin and for pointing out the weak and missing letters (likely due to a grease-filled die) but he overlooked an important item - the <b>HUGE HOLE</b> in the coin from a nail.</p><p> </p><p>Before you bid on a coin on eBay make sure you actually look at the photos. Don't rely on the seller's description alone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 401540, member: 11521"]Here is a perfect example of an eBay auction where the seller seems to have missed a small - but important - detail in describing his coin. I am sure it was merely an oversight. [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1867-SHIELD-NICKEL-ERROR-COIN-RARE-DETAILS_W0QQitemZ120285651866QQihZ002QQcategoryZ11952QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"] [B]1867 SHIELD NICKEL ERROR COIN RARE DETAILS[/B] [/URL] I thank the seller for grading the coin and for pointing out the weak and missing letters (likely due to a grease-filled die) but he overlooked an important item - the [B]HUGE HOLE[/B] in the coin from a nail. Before you bid on a coin on eBay make sure you actually look at the photos. Don't rely on the seller's description alone.[/QUOTE]
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