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<p>[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 653716, member: 17557"]1) How do you know the coin is real? Lots of raw ones are fakes, and good ones to, not just simple "magnet testing" fakes, I mean, possibility of fooling a TPG fake</p><p><br /></p><p>2) The coin has a rim ding, and some deep scratches on the reverse...Will it slab like this? Maybe, but those are some good ole' scratches, enough to make that pretty little BU go down to AU REAL QUICK.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Those photos have been doctored, (no doubt in my mind about that) and that cleaning is a good possibility. Look at the harsh marks in the 11-12 o clock area on the top of the coin on the reverse</p><p><br /></p><p>4) You could have got one cheaper. Shoot, I was selling 1912 AU55 and 1911 AU58 both PCGS, and the 1911 AU58 was for sale at $255, and the 1912 around $240. </p><p>Link to coin in question <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%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26_trksid%3Dp4125.m73%26item%3D230360869282" 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%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26_trksid%3Dp4125.m73%26item%3D230360869282" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4125.m73&item=230360869282</a></p><p>I mean, I know they are different dates, but it would have been a safer and smarter purchase to make, with it authenticated and by a respectable TPG.</p><p><br /></p><p>I honestly don't think you got a good deal on this coin, and I know I wouldn't have bought it. Sorry it's not positive feedback, but it's all I got to give out.. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 653716, member: 17557"]1) How do you know the coin is real? Lots of raw ones are fakes, and good ones to, not just simple "magnet testing" fakes, I mean, possibility of fooling a TPG fake 2) The coin has a rim ding, and some deep scratches on the reverse...Will it slab like this? Maybe, but those are some good ole' scratches, enough to make that pretty little BU go down to AU REAL QUICK. 3) Those photos have been doctored, (no doubt in my mind about that) and that cleaning is a good possibility. Look at the harsh marks in the 11-12 o clock area on the top of the coin on the reverse 4) You could have got one cheaper. Shoot, I was selling 1912 AU55 and 1911 AU58 both PCGS, and the 1911 AU58 was for sale at $255, and the 1912 around $240. Link to coin in question [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%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26_trksid%3Dp4125.m73%26item%3D230360869282"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4125.m73&item=230360869282[/URL] I mean, I know they are different dates, but it would have been a safer and smarter purchase to make, with it authenticated and by a respectable TPG. I honestly don't think you got a good deal on this coin, and I know I wouldn't have bought it. Sorry it's not positive feedback, but it's all I got to give out.. :)[/QUOTE]
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