Anything marked MS65 on e-bay from a seller you don't know, assume AU58. I have bought on e-bay for many years and out of 100 purchases of coins that stated MS+. 100 were AU or less. Of course I bought them for AU money so no big deal.
I see it as another case of the buyer playing "fuzzy picture roulette." Once in a while the ball will land in his/her slot and he/she will tell the entire world about it. More often than not, the coin is overgraded, if not cleaned and the buyer slinks away into a corner if and when she/he ever learns about their mistake. At least for $30 it is not an expensive gamble. Be careful out there.
I would guess the seller paid less than $20 for the coin, and was hoping to land a big fish. $10 isn't nothing, but if the seller hooked a couple of fresh newbies they could have easily pushed each other to $60.
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Anything marked MS65 on e-bay from a seller you don't know, assume AU58. I have bought on e-bay for many years and out of 100 purchases of coins that stated MS+. 100 were AU or less. Of course I bought them for AU money so no big deal.
I would guess the seller paid less than $20 for the coin, and was hoping to land a big fish. $10 isn't nothing, but if the seller hooked a couple of fresh newbies they could have easily pushed each other to $60.
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Not a big deal.