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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2594776, member: 10461"]I can't see the images in those eBay auctions just now, because my connection just slowed <i>way</i> down, but I can see the titles. "VF details" and "XF details" are a far cry from the details of the coin in the OP of this thread. That has AU58 to low MS details, and attractive toning, even if the toning is <i>secondary</i> toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>That isn't to say the eBay coins aren't a fair deal at their respective prices- dunno- can't see the pix right now- but I strongly doubt they have the eye appeal and detail of the OP coin. That Great Southern coin on the previous page had little eye appeal, being dark and porous with environmental damage. I'd have been happy if it were one of my metal detector finds, but I would never have bought it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing posted in this thread has reasonably compared to the OP coin yet, despite that coin's issues. The cleaning on the OP coin does not turn me off (admittedly, I might not even have noticed it). The only thing that speaks against it to me is that hit at 12:00 on the obverse, near the rim.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2594776, member: 10461"]I can't see the images in those eBay auctions just now, because my connection just slowed [I]way[/I] down, but I can see the titles. "VF details" and "XF details" are a far cry from the details of the coin in the OP of this thread. That has AU58 to low MS details, and attractive toning, even if the toning is [I]secondary[/I] toning. That isn't to say the eBay coins aren't a fair deal at their respective prices- dunno- can't see the pix right now- but I strongly doubt they have the eye appeal and detail of the OP coin. That Great Southern coin on the previous page had little eye appeal, being dark and porous with environmental damage. I'd have been happy if it were one of my metal detector finds, but I would never have bought it. Nothing posted in this thread has reasonably compared to the OP coin yet, despite that coin's issues. The cleaning on the OP coin does not turn me off (admittedly, I might not even have noticed it). The only thing that speaks against it to me is that hit at 12:00 on the obverse, near the rim.[/QUOTE]
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