Take a sad coin and make it worse
EagleEye
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One of my friends in the Fly-In Club sent me this:
Hey Rick,
So, I won this Bust dollar in an auction (eBay) it is a 1796 that was engraved with initials. I grade it VF. I usually don't buy damaged coins like this but it had the most perfect original uncleaned toning. (see first 2 pictures). When I got it, it was clearly the same coin but the seller did me a "favor" and took it to the buffing wheel before he shipped it.
After:
I think he'll send it back, obviously. My question is, what is something like this worth?
Hey Rick,
So, I won this Bust dollar in an auction (eBay) it is a 1796 that was engraved with initials. I grade it VF. I usually don't buy damaged coins like this but it had the most perfect original uncleaned toning. (see first 2 pictures). When I got it, it was clearly the same coin but the seller did me a "favor" and took it to the buffing wheel before he shipped it.
After:
I think he'll send it back, obviously. My question is, what is something like this worth?
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That almost causes me physical pain.
I would give him $500 for it so,it's worth atleast that.
Brian
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That is so sad ... I'm with TomB, I don't think the coin was sad in the auction picture, I think it WAS pretty kewl ... pretty sad now
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Ugh! What a shock your Fly-in friend must have had!
Not that it matters, but your friend is convinced it was an honest mistake? Not a "I need to sell this coin that I screwed up after it was perfect"? Just an old-timer who wanted an excuse to use his workshop again? (no offense intended to you old-timers with workshops out there! Grandpa had a workshop, and I hope to one day, too.)
Oh, what a perfect Bust Dollar buy from eBay that was until the coin got "buffed".
<< <i>I am just trying to understand, the first picture or the before picture was the ebay listing photo, and then when the enay seller received the coin, the actual coin that he received was the polished coin? Why would an ebay seller alter a coin after he sold it prior to shipping it, he would be asking for trouble since the coin doesn't match the photo other than the type of coin it was and the engraving, i can understand if he did such a thing from day one and that was the original photo listing but after it is sold and immediately prior to shipping as if he really want to please the buyer with a shiny looking coin? I am lost to this entire tale, makes no sense whatso ever
I was wondering if I was the only one who was thinking that!!!Man.....it takes all kinds of ignorance in this world!