Why do people put things like this in crappy plastic?

sliderider

1856 Proof F.E. cent

ms70

Maybe it couldn't get into good plastic for some reason?

Steve27

IMO, sometimes it's out of ignorance, sometimes it's because they expect to receive a higher grade, and sometimes it's because another grading service body-bagged it.

sliderider

With a mintage of just 1000 pieces, I don't think PCGS would bag it even if it was submitted with neon pink and lime green toning. Must be owners ignorance.

boiler78

Hard to tell from the crappy image but it looks like the coin has been cleaned and therefore a body bag at PCGS or NGC. You can bet it has been tried a time or two.

Barry

It's may have been messed with. Could even be a fake or altered coin. (in my opinion, of course)

tsacch

My hiku on this matter

small picture
unreliable plastic
questionable authenticity

earlwbollinger

It sure makes you wonder, doesn't it.
I remember a few years ago someone put up a 1856 on Ebay "raw".
Everyone complained to him that it may be a fake unless he gets it certified.
Then later he cancelled the auction just before it closed and stated that he'd sent the coin in to be graded.
Of course at the cheapest crappiest grading company he could find. I forget what company it was now.
Then he put it back up on ebay again.
Anyway, then everyone complained that the grading company he chose wasn't trustworthy, thus he wouldn't
get a good return on the coin he was trying to sell as it was still possible it was a fake.
I pretty much lost interest in it after that. Just another ripoff cheapskate trying to maximize their profit in my opinion.
If I remember, he waited until just before auction closing and cancelled the auction again, as it wasn't selling for what he
thought the coin was worth. Then he claimed he had a private buyer, and would sell it to you if you wanted to beat the
private buyer's price. What a scum.

kieferscoins

<< <i>I don't think PCGS would bag it even if it was submitted with neon pink and lime green toning. >>



I think you are wrong. They will NOT slab a coin if it is obvious AT even if it is rare.

Cameron Kiefer

ziggy29

Regardless of the slab, if I'm going to pay over $11,000 for a coin I sure as hell want better close-up pictures of it.

mr1931S

"Shipping insurance"
"Not offered"

And, where is the return policy?

"Serious bidders only." Right. As a potential buyer with enough scratch to acquire this item, I'd be trying to find out if I'm dealing with a serious seller.

Myqqy

My hiku on this matter
small picture
unreliable plastic
questionable authenticity

No offense tsacch, but your "haiku" meter is all off!!
Haiku is written with 3 lines having a syllable count of 5, 7, 5....
Yours has a count of 3, 7, 9....

So a replacement haiku might read:
small ebay picture,
unreliable plastic,
throw money away