should a print be mentioned in an auction description

lusterlover

I know there's varying levels of noticability, but a current auction I was viewing has a coin with a blatant print accross the obverse and it is not mentioned in the description. As a kicker, it is beaned as well. Just curious as to people's thoughts/opinions.

keyman64

If it is not obvious in all photos, I think it should be mentioned. There are plenty of stickered coins with finger prints...have you looked at the Newman auction lately? Tons of them!

IMO, not all finger prints are bad....just 99%.

PerryHall

Yes. Any significant feature---both good and bad---should be mentioned.

CaptHenway

<< <i>I know there's varying levels of noticability, but a current auction I was viewing has a coin with a blatant print accross the obverse and it is not mentioned in the description. As a kicker, it is beaned as well. Just curious as to people's thoughts/opinions. >>



Buy the coin, not the bean.

magikbilly

A print does not equate with death. A coin can be strong for the grade, stickered too, with a print.
See above post. Buy the coin - not the hype or lack of it in an auction description. Sometimes the description omits that which can be wonderful...

Eric

AMRC

Buy the coin, not the print.

ricko

Agree totally...buy the coin.. THE COIN... slabs, stickers, prints etc are all secondary...Cheers, RickO

lusterlover

Yes yes, buy the coin I know. Missing the point of the question, should a print be in the description. Thanks Perry for the direct answer. Keyman, this one is blatant so I guess you're saying it shouldn't be mentioned then. I'm a little surprised that this reputable firm is not mentioning such...

Sonorandesertrat

Many coins are sold without full disclosure of problems. Auction houses should ethically insist on accurate lot descriptions. However, doing so would adversely impact their financial bottom lines. I have seen far more egregious descriptions, ones that failed to note tooling, and I am not naive enough to believe that those oversights were unintentional.

Bidders need to take steps to protect themselves: do not place absolute faith in lot descriptions (even pedigrees are not always accurate), or on images. This also applies to items in on-line dealer inventories.

Only bid on lots that you have inspected or have passed muster with someone who has seen them in hand and whom you trust.