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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lkeigwin, post: 1196678, member: 30400&quot;]This is about a modest little coin I needed for a raw XF/AU set of early Lincolns (1915). I bought it on ebay, and when it arrived I gave it a quick look and liked everything I saw...with my old eyes and no loupe. Mistake #1. I promptly left positive feedback (mistake #2) and set it aside to place in the Library of Coins album later. Mistake #3.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg37/lkeigwin/dumb%20stuff/373015ac.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A week or two passed before I retrieved it to place in my album but something caught my eye and a loupe told me what I feared: I&#039;m an idiot! I let myself be had. Corrosion had eaten into the obverse near the date and on the vest and this cent I paid $40 for is worthless to me. The ebay photo was just dark enough and poor enough to conceal the damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least it wasn&#039;t a very expensive lesson. But I sure feel like a fool for making such a rookie mistake and I&#039;m embarrassed to admit it.</p><p>Lance.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg37/lkeigwin/dumb%20stuff/6978f74f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg37/lkeigwin/dumb%20stuff/724092f0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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