thedockter is now doctoring his coins

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ArizonaRareCoins
ArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
edited July 14, 2019 10:26PM in U.S. Coin Forum

As discussed before, its bad enough this guy is lying about having found his coins in a 200 year old safe when he is clearly buying problem certified coins from Heritage and GC, cracking them out and than listing them without disclosing the known problems. He also cancels any sales to his winning bidders if he doesn't get enough money, but now, he is 'DOCTORING' coins........Last month, thedockter purchased an 1861 $20 Clark Gruber NGC-AU details with several severe scratches from GC:
https://greatcollections.com/Coin/710897/1861-20-Clark-Gruber-Copper-Die-Trial-K-12c-NGC-AU-Details

In his effort to hide the scratches, he cracked the coin out, filed-down the obverse fields and than artificially toned the coin (must have learned from edynamicmarketing).....
https://ebay.com/itm/1861-Clark-Gruber-Co-20-GORGEOUS-UNC-bu-ms-PATTERN-Copper-Coin-RB-RARE-Judd/293147207826?hash=item4440ef6892:g:K~QAAOSwPlhdJQqK

before thedockter:

after thedockter:

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  • 1Mike1
    1Mike1 Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 15, 2019 12:23AM
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    Not so sure if its the same coin. Some of the gashes don't show up on both coins. The scratches appear a little different too. Maybe just the photography. Either way the raw coin looks like a disaster.

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  • lava
    lava Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭
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    It’s the same coin. I hope no one gets fooled by these listings.

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  • Zoins
    Zoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 15, 2019 2:13AM
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    I like the before picture better even though the scratches are more prevalent. The after photos look funky.

    I'm curious to see where this ends up.

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  • PerryHall
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    It'll be interesting to see what this coin finally sells for. I hope he loses a lot of money on this monstrosity.

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  • yosclimber
    yosclimber Posts: 5,322 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Discussed in this July 11 thread with a less direct title:
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1022480/i-love-this-ebay-sellers-id

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Just another con job by this guy... 200 year old safe indeed.... :D Cheers, RickO

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Must have been a BIG safe. Wonder how long he will milk that story.

  • AlexinPA
    AlexinPA Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What a surprise. It's "the dockter" and with this bird anything is possible.

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