new 3-legger, grade opinions please

Dang, seller refuses to take it back. I guess I am stuck. No more raw pricey ebay coins for me.

 

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Speedy

 

I have found that the one area that is very difficult to counterfeit is the remainder of the hoof. The one on the right is a slabbed one and the one on the left was raw in a photo I cropped from a poster's on a different forum. Notice the small ridge and what looks like a "slide" on the right. To me, if the major comparisons seem Ok, I get out the magnifier and check the hoof. I have bought 5 raw and 3 had it and slabbed OK, 2 didn't and I returned to seller. It is possible wear would negate this.

Jim

 

That's an excellent point, I had noticed that on the real ones there is a bit more of a leg remnant, usually on the fakes the hoof looks cleanly severed.

 

Mine does seem to slide down to the right and then go back up a bit.

 

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UPDATE: coin came back from Anacs as VF20 details cleaned. I have around $600 in this coin with the purchase price and grading fees. What is it worth?

 

Glad to hear it is authentic! :thumb:

Ribbit

 

Glancing at Heritage archives, it looks like cleaned ones in that grade sold for $600-$800. I suppose much depends on the appearance- worth less if bright as a headlight and coarse hairlines.

 

Well, I wound up selling it to the store I submitted it through. Got paid a fair price, in the long run I think I lost about $25 in the deal after shipping, grading fees ect. Gonna get some money together and look for a problem-free one.

 

Just send to PCGS for grading.

 

Sorry to hear that you sold it. What I would have done after they said it's real is put it on a ktchen window sill for several months. Then just put it in an album. If only lightly cleaned, sometimes on a kitchen window sill, due to a lot of cooking, coins tend to tone down and look natual. At a VF-20 I would think it would go for about $800 or much more at a coin show.