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Some dealers, even at shows, keep a box of ratty old albums for cheap that still have good slides in them.

true

but the the op said he has 2

It is a copyright, report it to Ebay as copyright infringement.

Yet another seller from that alternate universe where the evil Captain Kirk lives. I'm more struck by the fact that PCGS straight-graded that coin. Seriously, is anyone else surprised by this?

That’s a … curious coin to submit for grading.

@4Redisin said:

@JBK said:

@4Redisin said:

@FredWeinberg said:
“In my opinion’

Your reputation should be the final word but this time I don't agree. I have seen a similar Lincoln coin probably with a different date - which I don't remember. If a coin is damaged by the Mint when it is made, I believe it should be classified as a Mint Error. I understand that the streaks have been attributed to feed fingers, but the hollowed-out area is some kind of strike through. IMO, there had to be some debris on the die to cause the depression and its orientation suggests it was made at the same time as the scrapes.

PS I apologize if I misunderstood your post and we are actually in agreement.

It sounds like you don't understand what feeder finger damage is, assuming I am reading your comment the way you intended.

As has already been noted above in the thread, feeder finger damage is to the die. A struck-through would impact the individual coin (although there have been cases of apparent stuck debris on the die which caused a similar anomaly in a few coins).

The feeder finger damage could have been created many thousands of coins before this one was struck.

@BillJones said:
My thought is the planchet was damaged before the coin was struck. The dies were not deep enough to flatten it out. The area under Lincoln's beard looks like a lamination.

I like both your thoughts. However, IMO this is not a one-time event. The streaks are the from the fingers. The hollowed-out chunky area will be on more than one coin IF WHAT I POSTED IS CORRECT. You cannot have two similar laminations with coins in the same relative die state.

A "hollowed-out" area on the coin would be raised on the die. How could a raised area occur as an error on a die during striking? 🤔

(A planchet flaw is a separate issue).

@BillJones said:
It gives religion a bad name.

A “thank you” to everyone for your feedback and support.

If a seller can steal photos and make you think that’s what they are selling, how can you trust this venue?

His list photo is priceless. “Authenticated and guaranteed by blah, blah blah.

It’s a genuine electrotype, and not a good one.

I'll go so far as to say it isn't an electrotype but rather a cheap Chinese fake that has been "aged."

@MsMorrisine said:

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@JimW said:
Friday if I can swing it - if not, then maybe Saturday, but not sure if it is worth it with so many empty tables

No, Saturday is definitely not worth it. Unless and until @JohnF can impose and enforce a requirement that dealers who take tables staff them from the minute the show opens on Thursday until the second it closes on Saturday, it is 3 day show in name only.

Legend complained in its January Market Reports that it was banished to Siberia at the last FUN show. Undoubtedly because they previously bailed early, against FUN's wishes, so they lost access to prime show real estate. THAT's why FUN has a great show. If Whitman is not in a position to do that, it what it is. A day and a half show. Plan accordingly.

It is well known that dealers start bailing Friday afternoon, because their business is mostly done by then and they want to be home for the weekend. They don't care about the casual retail that shows up on Saturday, and the place is always at least half empty from the minute the doors open on Saturday.

And it just gets worse from there. So, unless you live around the corner, or know for a fact that a dealer you want to see will be there on Saturday, it is absolutely not worth the trip on Saturday.

Oh, sure. I’m aware of that. They probably own a lot more of the coins at auction than people realize. But, to this point, the topic of this thread has pertained to coins consigned to auction, and buyer fees associated with those.