Did my seller just learn to cherrypick the roll I just bought from him?

relayer

I bought a roll of 1960 Franklins from a seller, who says he got it from the bank in 1960.

I am selling these with much anxiety because they can be very valuable. I am not a coin expert for sure. What I can tell you is that I purchased these from my bank within a couple of days of their issue. They came in plastic rolls (20 Coin) and have never been opened until I put on latex groves to take the pictures.I would grade them as beautiful, unissued, as fine as I have seen. You be the judge.

He combined the shipping for a couple of other auctions and I paid him yesterday. I told him to ship those but I would probably be bidding on his other auctions that closed today (one of which was this roll of Franklins). He replied this morning with this email


The Franklins....As I said I am not a coin expert but over the weekend received grading instructions from an expert to I have had the pleasure of meeting during my recent sales. I have looked at each one carefully and ( without any striking qualities) see them as MS-67s maybe higher.

MS-67 Has full luster and sharp strike for date and mint luster. May have three of four very small contact marks . one or two light hairline show under magnification.

After I won this auction, he found some more he had that he plans on submitting for grading and my MS67's have turned into MS65's

I am pleased that you got the Franklins. You have been a great buyer. I believe that you got MS 65s . I have some more but I am going to have them graded. I will tell you what I find. Also a lot of uncirc Kennedy 64s .

Russ

You got screwed.

Russ, NCNE

MadMarty

He's sending you the ones without the bell lines... Maybe he will let you out of the deal...

maddogale

Bend over and repeat after me......"THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER!!"

wayneherndon

If a newb learned to grade the day before and went by little more than the description of MS 67 you quoted, I'd feel darned lucky to get MS 65s.

I've had novices read similar descriptions of MS grades and then believe their G and VG coins are MS. Non-collectors can give an AG coin a good cleaning and then see luster.

WH

tsacch

Eff'd but no dinner, no wine and dine...........just f---ed the old fashioned way.

roadrunner

am selling these with much anxiety because they can be very valuable. I am not a coin expert for sure. What I can tell you is that I purchased these from my bank within a couple of days of their issue. They came in plastic rolls (20 Coin) and have never been opened until I put on latex groves to take the pictures.I would grade them as beautiful, unissued, as fine as I have seen. You be the judge.

Plastic rolls? Ok...they were probably placed in those 2 weeks before he bought them. In that 2 weeks no one has opened them.

The latex gloves were applied just prior to applying the KY jelly to the middle and index fingers of the right hand. I'm afraid to ponder what happened from there.

roadrunner









roadrunner

prooflike

this was kind of like a bait and switch then, eh??

morgannut2

I didled picking up a classic Corvette I bought years ago and the seller told me something like that. I told him he could sell the car to the other collector since I just wanted the title he'd signed to me. After I titled his car, I reported it stolen!!