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I one time bought an MS-64 common date clad Eisenhower Dollar, but received an ounce of silver! I sent it back and got my Eisenhower Dollar a week later.

 

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Yeah, you blew it!

These strange transactions have happened one after another this week. Now eBay wants a file added to a return. I had no idea what they wanted, so I decided to copy and paste a photo of the coin. Apparently, that's what they wanted. Why? They didn't believe me?

Ever notice certain dates are really troublesome to obtain if you're doing a date/mint set. The 1856 half dollar has been one of those coins. I really liked my first 1856, one of my first SLH purchases that got me hooked on the series, but I noticed someone had tapped the reeding flat. I forgot about it and submitted it to PCGS. They spotted it as well and it came back "Details - damaged."

(darkened Trueview to offset overexposure and better match the coin in-hand)


The second coin looked OK but didn't get past CACG. "Cleaned." I'm going to send it back to the dealer who sold it to me so he can sell it again.



Now this coin, only a Fine but with nice toning, turns out to be a sixpence in Good-4. The 1856 is not rare, but it's not common either.

 

They did. The SLH was $120, while the sixpence was offered for $50. I told them that they had better take the auction off eBay quickly or they are going to be dealing with two eBay screwups.