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This was a pleasant surprise in hand.
1839-O 50c ANACS XF45 to PCGS XF40.

Sellers Picture
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Professional Picture
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  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ...only sellers pics I have saved. This coin is in my set image

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    ms63 CAC
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    eBay link...no pictures but lol at sellers description image
  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This aureus of Vespasian is from the Boscoreale hoard, a group of Roman gold coins excavated in 1895 in Pompeii, found beneath the ash of Mt. Vesuvius when it erupted in 79AD, resulting in toning on some of the coins (but few are dramatic):

    Seller's photo:

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    Mine:

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    It was sold unpedigreed but through some sleuthing and a lot of luck, I've pieced together a pedigree reaching back to ancient Rome:

    Calico reference guide plate coin (number 604)
    Ex. CNG Auction 78, lot 1744 (May 2008)
    Ex. HD Rauch Auction 75, lot 360 (May 2005)
    Ex. Lanz Auction 70, lot 166 (Nov 1994), the collection of Margaretha Ley, one of the most famous and successful personalities in the world of fashion
    Ex. Leo Biaggi de Blasys (coin 306)
    Ex. Bank Leu Auction 30, lot 326 (Apr 1982)
    Ex. Auktion Glendining (Jan 14, 1953), lot 22
    Ex. J.C.S Rashleigh collection (formed ca. 1920)
    Ex. Boscoreale Hoard of 1895
    Originally found at Villa Pisanella, part of the wealth of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus and his family.
    Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
  • CoinCastCoinCast Posts: 508 ✭✭✭


    << <i>This aureus of Vespasian is from the Boscoreale hoard, a group of Roman gold coins excavated in 1895 in Pompeii, found beneath the ash of Mt. Vesuvius when it erupted in 79AD, resulting in toning on some of the coins (but few are dramatic):

    Seller's photo:

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    Mine:


    It was sold unpedigreed but through some sleuthing and a lot of luck, I've pieced together a pedigree reaching back to ancient Rome:

    Calico reference guide plate coin (number 604)
    Ex. CNG Auction 78, lot 1744 (May 2008)
    Ex. HD Rauch Auction 75, lot 360 (May 2005)
    Ex. Lanz Auction 70, lot 166 (Nov 1994), the collection of Margaretha Ley, one of the most famous and successful personalities in the world of fashion
    Ex. Leo Biaggi de Blasys (coin 306)
    Ex. Bank Leu Auction 30, lot 326 (Apr 1982)
    Ex. Auktion Glendining (Jan 14, 1953), lot 22
    Ex. J.C.S Rashleigh collection (formed ca. 1920)
    Ex. Boscoreale Hoard of 1895
    Originally found at Villa Pisanella, part of the wealth of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus and his family. >>



    Interesting story, amazing coin, and a great buy what more could you want from a coin deal!
    Thanks for sharing the pedigree, that is really cool.

    Numismatist @WitterCoin

  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This aureus of Vespasian is from the Boscoreale hoard, a group of Roman gold coins excavated in 1895 in Pompeii, found beneath the ash of Mt. Vesuvius when it erupted in 79AD, resulting in toning on some of the coins (but few are dramatic): >>

    Another amazing ancient ... image
    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,568 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seller's picture:

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    My picture:

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    That coin is now in a straight graded PCGS AU55 holder.

    Seller's picture:

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    My picture:

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    That coin is now in a straight graded PCGS VF35 holder.


    Sean Reynolds
    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,568 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One more. Seller's picture:

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    My picture:

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    The individual coin is in the upper right corber of the seller's photo.


    Sean Reynolds
    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What kind of twisted thinking saves a screenshot of an E-Bay purchase?
    I've never given it a thought. Must not be twisted enough......................yet.
    If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.
  • TPRCTPRC Posts: 3,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great stuff folks....but SmEagle's is etched into my mind!

    Tom

  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's an 1880-CC (8/High 7) VAM-5 - NGC MS-64 Prooflike Toned Morgan Dollar purchased during the Heritage Auction at the December 2012 Houston SW Money Show. What's different about this photo post, is that it was my first attempt to photograph digital coin images with my iPhone...

    Compare the top 2 images taken with my digital camera, and the next 4 Images taken with my iPhone, versus the bottom 2 Original Heritage Auction Images... She's stunningly beautiful in person. I was surprised by the quality of the handheld iPhone Images. image

    I was able to examine this coin in hand prior to bidding on it. -- Would you have purchased this coin based solely on the original Heritage Auction Images? image

    1880-CC (8/High 7) VAM-5 - NGC MS-64 Prooflike Toned Morgan Dollar - My Digital Camera Photos
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    1880-CC (8/High 7) VAM-5 - NGC MS-64 Prooflike Toned Morgan Dollar - My iPhone Photos
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    Original Heritage Auction Photos - For Comparison
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    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

    "Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sellers scans and absolutely nothing in the description regarding luster, appearance, nada.
    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD, IMO that qualifies as a YOU SUCK! Nice score kid image

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    I can still remember opening the bubble mailer and was pleasantly surprised. I call it a plum purple PL luster bomb image
    I've posted this one before but just finished shooting it. Common, yes indeed, I just love the look!

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    World coins FSHO Hundreds of successful BST transactions U.S. coins FSHO
  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Teletrade:

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    Mark Goodman:

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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 43,796 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sellers pics were a bit fuzzy, 'eh? What the heck, get it Bob and don't look back, it's a CC.
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    Probably straight grade at PO1
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    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1837 NGC AU-55 Capped Bust Half (Reeded Edge) Blue, Pink & Gold 2-Sided Toned -- My Photos
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    1837 Reeded Edge NGC AU-55 2-Sided Toned Capped Bust Half -- Original Auction Photos for Comparison
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    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

    "Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Duplicate.
    David McCarthy - Kagin's - IG: X_COINNERD_X

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A nice Bechtler:

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    David McCarthy - Kagin's - IG: X_COINNERD_X

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 11,841 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    Sellers pics
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    In hand pic
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    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,776 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's what I bought....
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    Here's what I got........image
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    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • OriginalDanOriginalDan Posts: 3,713 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seller pics
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    Trueview
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    Reality is somewhere in between. No longer own the coin.
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,776 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Seller pics
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    Trueview
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    Reality is somewhere in between. No longer own the coin. >>



    That's huge!!!!
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.

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