Why is she yelling at me?
JohnZ
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I emailed an ebay seller, and she sent me this response. Her comments are in bold type, interpsersed among a copy of my original inquiry. This is exactly how I received the letter.
HELLO JOHN,
> I am very interested in the 10 fenigow Lodz Ghetto coin that you have
recently listed. However, I do have some reservations about the piece. First
of all, I agree with your grade of XF, however, the most current Polish
authorities value this coin at 450 zlotych, or $112.50 US. This information
is from the Fischer and Lanowy "Katalog Monet Polskich 2003." Furthermore, I
find the coppery color of this coin to be unusual for an Aluminum-Magnesium
alloy. Coins of this alloy tend to tone toward a more greenish color.THIS ONE
IS MADE OF MAGNESIUM AND COPPER!
>
> Nevertheless, you have an excellent return policy, and I would very much
like to bid on the coin, but your opening request of $400 is overly
optimistic in my opinion.YES, MY START PRICE IS $400.00, BUT MY RESERVED
PRICE IS MUCH HIGHER AND I AM SORRY I CAN'T SELL YOU FOR LESS MONEY.
> I hope you are not insulted by any of my comments. NO, NOT AT ALL.
>
> Best of wishes, REGARDS,MARIA
>
> John Z.
This was my response:
Thank you for your answers. However, to my knowledge, none of these coins
were minted of a Copper-Magnesium alloy. Only Aluminum-Magnesium. I was
not asking you to sell this coin to me for less than your asking price.
I wish you the best in your auction. John Zielinski.
Here is the auction in question.
HELLO JOHN,
> I am very interested in the 10 fenigow Lodz Ghetto coin that you have
recently listed. However, I do have some reservations about the piece. First
of all, I agree with your grade of XF, however, the most current Polish
authorities value this coin at 450 zlotych, or $112.50 US. This information
is from the Fischer and Lanowy "Katalog Monet Polskich 2003." Furthermore, I
find the coppery color of this coin to be unusual for an Aluminum-Magnesium
alloy. Coins of this alloy tend to tone toward a more greenish color.THIS ONE
IS MADE OF MAGNESIUM AND COPPER!
>
> Nevertheless, you have an excellent return policy, and I would very much
like to bid on the coin, but your opening request of $400 is overly
optimistic in my opinion.YES, MY START PRICE IS $400.00, BUT MY RESERVED
PRICE IS MUCH HIGHER AND I AM SORRY I CAN'T SELL YOU FOR LESS MONEY.
> I hope you are not insulted by any of my comments. NO, NOT AT ALL.
>
> Best of wishes, REGARDS,MARIA
>
> John Z.
This was my response:
Thank you for your answers. However, to my knowledge, none of these coins
were minted of a Copper-Magnesium alloy. Only Aluminum-Magnesium. I was
not asking you to sell this coin to me for less than your asking price.
I wish you the best in your auction. John Zielinski.
Here is the auction in question.
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The picture isn't large enough or clear enough to be sure, but the metal in the open field has a somewhat porous look IMHO.
How would an Al-Mg alloy get that coppery color?
BTW, these Lodz Ghetto coins are notorious for being counterfeited.
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<< <i>How would an Al-Mg alloy get that coppery color? >>
No way that I can think of, but then I'm not a metallurgical engineer.
Perfect feedback or no, I would'nt send that much moola to her on a bet!
Just for comparison's sake, this is only the first site with pics that popped up, here are some pics of other Lodz coins: link do Ctrl+F for "Lodz"
None are that color in these pics.
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This is what the coins SHOULD look like.
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