I feel much better knowing that this 1896 S Morgan has been professional graded
PhillyJoe
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https://www.ebth.com/items/9525882-1896-s-morgan-silver-dollar
I actually laughed out loud when I saw it. This is a real auction house. I'm surprised they would post something like this.
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I've never seen anything like that before. Not showing the grade is pretty strange just to say the least. The coin looks kinda weird too
Probably not a good idea to bid.
At least they are grading it Very Good.
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yikes did you look at the other Morgan pics. Urr
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Umm, was that an attempt to write "Noice" on it?
You always get “great deals” in “estate sales.” Give me a break....
The bottom left of the Slab says "AU-58". What, you don't believe everything you read?
Oh boy !!!
Look at the bids, wow!
EBTH has a terrible reputation. Search for reviews of them and you’ll quickly see that they are not a great company.
Bad news all around. Stay way away from their auctions.
All the fake coins and fake slabs really make me angry! I know they've always been around, and always will, but some are really getting good and aren't as obvious as this one.
The pictures are notorious.:(
Dipped to an inch of its life..
I heard the TPG are going to start including "Very Rare" on their slabs too
https://tinyurl.com/wbuh7ba (Search PCGS on ebay)
"subsequent feedback from future grading authorities may or may not coincide with the information provided."
nICE SCRATCH ACCROSE HERface,:(
I haven't taken a look at EBTH in about a year, so they've really gone downhill. Not here to defend them.
BUT
Bought a Dansco with 18 Buffalo nickels in 2015. Here are 3 with incredible toning, graded by our host:
Also had a 1913-D Type 1 come back MS66 from PCGS as well.
The garbage is garbage and easily spotted, no different than the awful stuff on ebay. The fake stuff is usually easy to spot, as are the horrendous coins, like the one in the OP.
As for estate sales, as I've said before, maybe that's true in other areas of the country, but here in Colorado the stuff I've seen is not only genuine, but quality. Not every sale, not every estate sale company. But with the caveat emptor and buy the book mentality, plus now years of training, it's easy to spot deals and to avoid getting hosed.
And yes, I bought a GSA 1878CC Morgan in its original mailing packaging from the house it was sent to (the address matched) that clearly had been opened just once or twice since it was ordered in the 1970s. Got a great deal, PCGS graded it MS65.
Gotta find the diamond in the rough.
That being said, it appears this once promising alternative has torched customers, now has an irrational shipping policy, and is loaded more with fakes and garbage than when it started out. Scratching them off my list!
Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.