This looks nice but something seems wrong.

Placid

What do you think?
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braddick

Other than a $25,000.00 coin in a fourth rate holder being sold by a seasoned eBay'er with No Reserve (!), I don't follow your logic?

lathmach

Tell us what you think is wrong.

Ray

Placid

It just seems too good to be true. If the seller had a reserve of $20,000 to protect themself I would not think too much but no reserve and a current bid of $300 makes me wonder if it's a fake or the seller just has faith that someone will bid it to it's value.

hughesm1

It does look questionable when comparing it to the photo of this type in the Red Book. Look from the tip of the nose to the top of the headband/topmost curl. This one looks nearly straight v. the Red Book photo showing a longer forecurl and a greater curve starting at the base of the headband. Possibly a slight design modification? For what it's worth, I know next to nothing about old gold.

coppercoins

Faith in eBay? Blast ye say! I would bet it has a problem or the seller would be much more realistic about the minimum bid. Maybe it's had a share of conservation, such as removal of weld spots or something serious like that...maybe a hole filled, etc. Something an inexperienced collector (or shoddy slabbing company) wouldn't pick.

Placid

Almost to $3000 now and 8 hours left.

dorkkarl

coin appears reasonably genuine to me. you cannot judge by comparison w/ "redbook" pics because there are several die varieties. however, disregarding the plastic, buy from centsles at your own risk. beware

K S

mr1931S

got out my trusty 50th Anniversary Red book for a mini picture of these...

the "C" mintmark is too far left?...the pic in my Redbook shows the "C" mintmark on an 1838-C right above the "3",not so far left as where the "C" on this piece appears to be...also that line of the nose from the forhead to the tip sure looks straight,real straight...

it would be nice to see a pic of the reverse of a coin that i'm going to be plunking down thousands of dollars for...

this one looks like a replica to me...

take the "C" and add "OPY"?....

Placid

Russ

If it didn't have some kind of problem, it would not be in an NTC slab.

Russ, NCNE

mr1931S

oh...thanks placid, for the sellers reverse mini pic...

the line from the eagle's beak and down the neck sure is almost straight,unnaturally straight...

this piece doesn't look right at all to me...i guess i'll be missing this bargain...

prooflike

The nose line & forecurls don't look right, and the 2 1/2 D. on the reverse is compressed compared to the redbook. The Redbook has the . under the arrow tips, the auction image has the . under the eagle's claw. Looks like a fake to me.

mr1931S

the right wing is almost in a straight line from the tip to the breast..."2 1/2 D." is not in the same place as in the mini pic of the 1835 coin shown in my Red Book?...

serious design changes from 1834-1839 on these 1/4 eagles?

if so,why?

mr1931S

"please allow up to two weeks for delivery"...*chortle*

Conder101

This date and mint come with four different die varieties so the slightly positional varieations between this one and the Redbook photo are meaningless. As for what the problem is look at the obverse at 12:00. It kind of looks like a mounting has been removed.

Placid

After 52 bids it sold for $9,127.25.

I hope the buyer will be happy.

2sharpeis

i belive it to be a fake, looks like play money.. why would you sell a 25,000 t0 30,000 coin for under 10 grand....