1929 $5 Indian Head $375 at current bid. Too good or impossible to be GENUINE?
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Listed by eBay seller "seheiah" with 100% positive feedback. This seller also stated his/her My Paypal account is being stolen so ask for payment method" seller also stated.
Is this a red flag altogether? It is almost impossible to obtain 1929 isn't it?
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There is another thread about this seller who just sold a $10 Gruber for 5% of recent Heritage sale. Most are thinking fraud, do you live in France?
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PCGS Coin Fact shows 15K for MS40 so this has to be fake. I'll ask for close up pictures.
Super red flag. not worth the risk
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Why bother?
ill tell you a story that is true. Many years ago, I was waiting outside the Raleigh coin show in the lobby for the show to open. Young guy see's me looking at the price guide and asks can I get a coin certified in the show. I told him not at this one, what are you wanting certified. He said he had gotten a coin from his father and went to sell it at a pawn shop, and the pawn shop told him they wouldn't buy it unless it was certified. He pulls out a $5.00 indian and low and behold it was a 1929. it was genuine too, about an au-55/58. I was floored. He was wanting to sell it, at that point in my life, I didn't have the money too buy it , but told him its worth at least 10k. Never saw him after that, but you should have herd the buzz on the floor from several dealers about the kid with the 1929. I am sure some body in there got the coin for a good price.
by the way, the op coin is not genuine
Wow, talk about the one that got way.....great story. Too bad you couldn't have picked it up.
I have a (somewhat) similar story about a 1863-S $5 that I might share down the road sometime.
It's still quite painful, as I'm sure yours is.
Sketchy seller, but this one is a fake anyways, so avoid.
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This is what David Akers said: The 1929 is generally well struck, but some examples show a definite weakness on the obverse, particularly on the lowest feather of the headdress. On many specimens, an unusual line or indentation runs along the circumference inside the edge; it is most noticeable through the date and STATES OF on the reverse. Most examples of this final year of issue have very good to excellent lustre, frosty or sometimes moderately satiny surfaces, and color that is typically medium to deep yellow gold, often with a greenish tint.
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At least he didn't list it as a 1929-s or d mint.
Maybe it's an "S-BLP" .... ?
Bad photo usually means up to no good. Without a close-up picture, you tell anything for sure.
From what I can see, it's looks too mushy to be genuine.
Fake for sure.
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The disappearing stars and mushiness on the obverse look pretty suspect to me. Also any bad pictures on Ebay is a huge red flag for me.
Anyone here ask the seller for better up-close pictures?
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Actually, the wood grain also looks suspect. Printed wood grain?