NGC's $500 mistake reappears

Barry

This auction shows a seated dime that's really an 1866-S and not an 1866, which is quite a bit pricer. The diagnostic is the downward slope of the date. I thought this paritcular coin looked familiar. It's the same coin from this thread.

I emailed the seller duirng his auction in July and he pulled the auction. I guess he assumed everyone would forget the error in 2 months...

Coppernicus

Trends has the 1866 in F12 at $700 and the 1866-S at $100. So, I take it this guy is deliberately trying again to pass this off as the 1866? He does have a 10-day return policy and by gosh, he is a Power Seller. I just hope he winning bidder will know the difference when he gets the coin in-hand and return it.

Mike

Edit: Is this a doctored mint mark or a mislabeling?

kranky

Looks like the seller is straddling the fence. The auction title says 1866. In the description he calls it an 1866 once, and another time he calls it 1866 (weak S). The slab label says "1866 S (Weak S)" and at least that's visible in the photos.

Barry

I didn't notice the label on the slab, after seeing the error in his auction title. I guess he did send the coin back to NGC and they corrected it. My apologies.

Coppernicus - many 1866-S dimes have very weak MMs, some barely visibleand only if the coin is held an angle in the light. Certanily it could have been doctored, but probably not.