When the coin you get is better than the picture . . .

Varlis

. . . it's a happy day for all. I suspected the coin might be better than the deliberately washed-out picture indicated.

Here's the seller's pic:



Here's what the coin actually looks like:



It's a beautiful, original quarter, and a B-2 to boot. Rarity 4!

DCAM

Break out the Barbasol and give 'er a shave.

BTW Nice coin.

nwcs

Those are great surprises.

robertpr

Send it back and demand a refund.

fivecents

Nice and original. You have a good eye for crappy pictures.

littlejohn

what a coin like that worth?
littlejohn

Shamika

<< <i> Break out the Barbasol and give 'er a shave. >>




That's a 6 o'clock shadow!

fountainheadgold

When the coin turns out to be nicer than the picture it is customary to send more $$$

magikbilly

That is how I got my new Proof Barber 10c. From DLRC - coins are usually better than the scans they still use (better for volume they say). I found a dark Proof Benson - bad brown photo - looked up the original auction catalog where the coin was properly photographed - and then bought that 10c as fast as I could. It is a knockout! I will add the two pics in a little bit - shocking difference. And I am HAPPY!

Best,
Billy

BAJJERFAN

When the coin you get is better than the picture . . .

It probly came from Heritage!!

Myqqy

That's a pretty manly-looking liberty anyway.....
The toning looks nice!

Varlis

Yeah, let's see everyone's scores... did you see a crappy picture and use your expertise in a particular series to jump on it? Let's see some more before-and-afters.

As far as what the coin's worth, that would depend whether there's two variety collectors who both want it. he he

Baley

How about when the coin you get is better than the description?



(bought sight- unseen from a trusted board member.. as a G4!)

this is an 1825/4/3, Browning-3 coin, an R4 and a very nice original Good+ and almost VG.

thanks again, coinlieutenant!

MrD

.....then you didn't buy it from greattoning!! LOL

magikbilly

OK - heres mine. I know that DLRC images are pretty bad - so I was inspired to find the original illustration from the Goldgerg Auction. I bought that 10c fast!

Best,
Billy


DLRC scan


Goldberg Auction Illustration - and as it looks in hand

Varlis

Whoa! Nice score on that dime!

LanLord

<< <i>. . . it's a happy day for all. I suspected the coin might be better than the deliberately washed-out picture indicated. Here's the seller's pic: Here's what the coin actually looks like: It's a beautiful, original quarter, and a B-2 to boot. Rarity 4! >>

Kinda has that Homer Simpson look to it

magikbilly

LOL most everyone here, like 90%, said it would be a "fugly overgraded hairlined cleaned wiped AT'd POS" from "that lousy Benson non-collector" - funny - when you go way back in the archives here those very same people were LOUDLY singing the highest praise re the Benson coins after seeing them in 2001 or so. It is a PR63 on the slab, but its a PR64. A lot of the Benson material was upgraded 1-3 points or so upon resubmission I have been told by several - but I don't need a new insert and possibly a fingerprint to tell me what I can see. Thanks - I like it to!

Best,
Billy

ziggy29

<< <i>Yeah, let's see everyone's scores... did you see a crappy picture and use your expertise in a particular series to jump on it? Let's see some more before-and-afters. >>

I wouldn't call it "expertise" other than knowing Heritage pictures can leave something to be desired, and that I had a hunch this coin would be a beauty in hand.

Here are Heritage's pictures of an 1862 Seated Half I bought a while back:



Here's a more "lifelike" view of the coin: