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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 788859, member: 6370&quot;]Knowing the seller is irrelevant as to whether this coin is authentic or not. To know who is selling the coin is only relevant as to whether you should buy from them or not in the first place, if they offer guarantees and stand by them. In my reading the CFDL I can say that Spinks HAS sold and put up for auction fake coins but they are usually pretty good at taking them down when it is point out to them they are selling a fake for sure. Problem is if nobody catches them. Thus knowing it is being sold by Spinks does not mean it is authentic If you think it is fake, then that opinion should not magically change because Spinks is selling it. This is extremely flawed. On a coin like this you would still want to verify....especially because of the pitting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The photos are bad but clearly show some pitting but people often simply assume pitting=fake, this is a common mistake. This is a good example of how it is best to give an opinion but stress you <b>cant see the image well enough to tell</b><b> for sure</b>. THAT might have saved us some time <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the condition, I have seen many of this type of coin on Coin Archives and disagree about the condition of the coin. Photo isn&#039;t good and it is certainly not in the best shape I have seen but it seems in relative good shape and would be a great addition to any collection if authentic. If the buyer is trying to buy an example in FDC then this isn&#039;t the coin for him but if he is looking for one that shows most of the details very clearly, is still rather sharp, this is a pretty nice example. I have seen FAR worse selling for thousands. I would love to have that coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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