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UPDATE (Coin recieved, new pics): I know I shouldn't have bought a RAW ebay coin, but tell me what
anablep
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I know better. I really do. I've purchased nothing but certified Morgans on Ebay for about a year, since I got back into collecting. I made some early mistakes with raw coins but learned from them. But this one coin I thought was beautiful. Tell me what you think. I thought, for under $100, it was worth the gamble to submit someday...
Thanks guys!!
Link to auction
The coin came today (12/2)
His Obverse Picture
His Reverse Picture
My Obverse Picture1 My Obverse Picture2
My Reverse Picture:
Keep in mind the lighting is different and these are my first pictures I took myself and posted. They were taken with a camcorder so they are not the best.
Luster is great, color is a little darker than his pictures and strike is great. No distracting marks at all on the coin.
Thanks guys!!
Link to auction
The coin came today (12/2)
His Obverse Picture
His Reverse Picture
My Obverse Picture1 My Obverse Picture2
My Reverse Picture:
Keep in mind the lighting is different and these are my first pictures I took myself and posted. They were taken with a camcorder so they are not the best.
Luster is great, color is a little darker than his pictures and strike is great. No distracting marks at all on the coin.
Always looking for attractive rim toned Morgan and Peace dollars in PCGS or (older) ANA/ANACS holders!
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
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Cameron Kiefer
Best,
Billy
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
Al
Post some good pics when you get it.
Best,
Billy
<< <i>Not suprisingly, then, it's always a surprise...
As for the coin looking even better than the scan, I venture that such an expectation is not realistic and is designed to enrich the post office on returns, assuming you have that privilege. >>
I don't understand - if a coin is better in hand than the posted image, as is often the case with the coins I buy from DLRC, why would the PO be enriched - I am not going to return the coin as it was better than the posted image...? What did I misundertand? I am not talking about "expecting" or "hoping" some raw coin on eBay will be better than a posted scan - just that coins can look better in hand and from some reputable dealers they often do.
Billy
PS - I agree with Eric
As for it being a pretty coin, yes it is and I bought it because it caught my eye. Hopefully it will still catch my eye in hand. 1921's are not generally lusterous due to the high mintage any way. If it was cleaned, I'll spot the hairlines (not mentioned in the description) and return it!
Its all good!!
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
No way, never. Not on ebay.
K S
All you got to do is scan several thousand coins, take thousands of digitial photographs and compared hundreds of dealer's pictures with their actual coins (like I have) and one pretty much gets the feel of what a coin will look like from judging from the picture. Nothing magicial or difficult about it. No shiat sherlock.
I can tell you right now that the picture looks waaay better than the coin will. When anablep gets it in hand he's gonna say "Dam where did all the pretty green & blue go? This thing's dark & ugly."
<< <i>I can tell you right now that the picture looks waaay better than the coin will. When anablep gets it in hand he's gonna say "Dam where did all the pretty green & blue go? This thing's dark & ugly." >>
I hope you are wrong. According to some of his feedback, others have commented that the coin they received looked like the image and the zoom technology was accurate. Again, if it is dark & ugly, then so be it.
As for spending $62 on a Morgan and taking a chance, well if no one took a chance on a coin, then what would be the fun in collecting???
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
I agree. That's the fun of eBay. I'm not saying you got burned or anything. I'm just saying in my experience the zoomify colors were not accurate. Got some examples around here somewhere I'll post.
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
This is what it actually looked like. My pictures are 100% accurate & it looks exactly like this. Notice it's dark & ugly and the colors are not the same. That was not an issue with me however because I like dark ugly Barbers & got what I was expecting and was happy about it.
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
In my eyes it's far from ugly,nice even tone,if it were blotchy ,
than maybe not so nice.
Al
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
As for 21 Morgans with color -- they are hard coins to find. I have the trifecta -- 21-P, 21-D and 21-S all toned and they were a b*tch to find. I think it is defintely worth the $62 gamble even if you end up returning it.
But if you do decide to return it PM me and I might take it off your hands for the $62 + shipping.
TPN
Just my 2 cents.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
Elcontador: I don't know much about nickels and dimes and what a nice example would go for, but I am very happy collecting Morgans. As long as I appriciate it, that's all that matters.
As for this coin, I'm very pleased with it and am going to get it graded at ANACS after the Christmas Holiday along with most of my other raw silver dollars. Its a lock for 64 and could go 65.
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne