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Valued Member
United States
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I found this coin online and this looks like the real deal. The price is stunningly low. However, even though the title says uncleaned, the reverse looks like it may have been polished. It could just be the tint of the picture, because the obverse doesn't look cleaned at all. Any thoughts?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1204 Posts |
Definitely Close AM. There is a bit of green to the lower left of Lincoln's bust. That is corrosion which can happen quickly to cleaned coins. But otherwise poor lighting might be coloring the reverse. |
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@12319558.... My first thought, (in the pics) why are there 2 different backgrounds? If I were contemplating purchasing the coin, I'd ask the seller for clear/updated pics & what the return policy is.
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Valued Member
United States
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Ok will do but I don't understand who you think this guy is lying. I know you have to be cautious but not many people that I have bought from on ebay are like that. |
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Moderator
 United States
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12319558, Can you post a link to the ebay ad? John1  ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
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Valued Member
United States
123 Posts |
So he does not accept returns but it is protected by the ebay money back guaranteed policy. So if it is a scam I will be able to get my money back |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A couple reasons.... the pics are of terrible quality & because of websites (such as Etsy) are mainly why I tend to be skeptical. Now, after looking at the ebay link you provided.... the seller has zero sales. Those are all red flags to me. Edited by coin rejector
10/21/2022 1:01 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I know that is me being stupid and being too hopeful for a coin that is a scam. Thanks for steering me away from it or else I would have wasted my money
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The color differences of the images makes me have a red flag showing?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
519 Posts |
Here's a couple of things to look at on this sale: 1. The background material is different in the two photos, strongly suggesting the coin in the second photo is different from the coin in the first. 2. This seller has 0 positive feedback. How likely is it that the first coin they decide to sell on ebay will be an extremely hard to find variety? 3. The bidder on this coin (there's only 1 so far) has more bid retractions over the last 12 months than total bids, which strongly suggests he's a shill bidder. Way too many red flags on this sale to give it any consideration. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Some food for thought there!  |
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Posted 10/21/2022 12:42 pm
