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Another 1901 Straits 50c I need your opinion on...
lordmarcovan
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I need the 1901 Straits Settlements 50c piece for my daughter's collection. It's a tough coin.
The trouble is, because it's a tough coin, and biggish and silver and from Asia, it's been a popular target of Chinese counterfeiters.
This one looks like it might be real (albeit not the finest example in the world- but modestly acceptable, maybe).
Then again, with those pictures, who knows?
"Straits-Settlements-Victorian-50cents-dated-1901-RARE"
The last one that came up within my pricerange, y'all told me to pass on, not because it was fake, but because it was substandard. So I passed. This one ain't fantastic, either, but I could live with it until a better one came along. (TOO much better and I wouldn't be able to afford it, though, probably). I could conceivably buy this one if it didn't take off too far beyond the start price.
So... what do you think? Should I bid? Ask the seller for better pix? Or just pass again, and wait until another one comes up? (Who knows how long that will be.)
The trouble is, because it's a tough coin, and biggish and silver and from Asia, it's been a popular target of Chinese counterfeiters.
This one looks like it might be real (albeit not the finest example in the world- but modestly acceptable, maybe).
Then again, with those pictures, who knows?
"Straits-Settlements-Victorian-50cents-dated-1901-RARE"
The last one that came up within my pricerange, y'all told me to pass on, not because it was fake, but because it was substandard. So I passed. This one ain't fantastic, either, but I could live with it until a better one came along. (TOO much better and I wouldn't be able to afford it, though, probably). I could conceivably buy this one if it didn't take off too far beyond the start price.
So... what do you think? Should I bid? Ask the seller for better pix? Or just pass again, and wait until another one comes up? (Who knows how long that will be.)
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In all fairness, the coin has the crusty look that would lead me to believe it circulated in there
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<< <i>In all fairness, the coin has the crusty look that would lead me to believe it circulated in there >>
My thoughts exactly.
Thank you. I shall ask the seller for a bigger and/or better picture, then.
Maybe a dip could enhance its looks, as well as its wear, but we're entering dangerous territory with this kind of thinking.
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<< <i>Did you end up bidding on this one? >>
Yes, I did. I put in a (modest) esnipe, and lost. I'm not lamenting too much. Another will come along.
In fact, another has, and a nice one- in an ANACS AU58 holder- but I'll never be able to afford that one. (I think the BIN is something like $1,850.00.)