How Will This eBay Purchase With Poor Photos Turn Out?

Rob41281 · September 11, 2019 9:23AM

Coin is currently out for delivery so will have my answer shortly.
Here are the exact photos I pulled from the auction. My eyes want to see some potential through these fuzzy photos but trying to keep my expectations down. So will it be a score or will it be a dog?

jmlanzaf · September 11, 2019 9:27AM

It's an NGC 67. Unless you paid a huge color premium, you can buy these without any photo.. and if you paid a huge color premium, it is anybody's guess.

AUandAG · September 11, 2019 9:30AM

I hope it's great....but have doubts, too.

bob

ms70 · September 11, 2019 9:36AM

I think it will be great as long as there's no fingerprint pattern on it.

Can't wait to see better pics! Good luck!

Rob41281 · September 11, 2019 9:53AM

Well I didn’t have to wait long as it was just delivered! Upon opening it I now have more questions than I did before as this coin looks to be either a mislabeled proof or the most proof like MS quarter I’ve seen. I will need to get some better pics later to see if anybody here can help identify it as either proof or ms.

TomB · September 11, 2019 10:07AM

My knee-jerk reaction to the images is that it is a proof. Oddly enough, I see that you also just posted the same thing.

oldabeintx · September 11, 2019 10:11AM

Did they provide the cert number in the listing? (I'm guessing not.)

AUandAG · September 11, 2019 10:12AM

Certainly more valuable as MS than PR. If it's mislabeled then the seller took advantage with those poor pics.

bob

Rob41281 · September 11, 2019 10:16AM

@oldabeintx said:
Did they provide the cert number in the listing? (I'm guessing not.)

They did provide the cert number in the listing which I used to lookup and see it is in the NGC database as MS.

MFeld · September 11, 2019 10:16AM

@AUandAG said:
Certainly more valuable as MS than PR. If it's mislabeled then the seller took advantage with those poor pics.

bob

How clear (or not) are the seller's other images?

Rob41281 · September 11, 2019 10:18AM

Here’s some poor pics taken with my phone. Looks proof to my eyes but it doesn’t seem to be as reflective as other proof Washington’s I have.

Rob41281 · September 11, 2019 10:21AM

Those are the only 2 pictures the were available. Here is a link to the original listing.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/174021693734

@MFeld said:

@AUandAG said:
Certainly more valuable as MS than PR. If it's mislabeled then the seller took advantage with those poor pics.

bob

How clear (or not) are the seller's other images?

MFeld · September 11, 2019 10:28AM

@Rob41281 said:
Those are the only 2 pictures the were available. Here is a link to the original listing.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/174021693734

@MFeld said:

@AUandAG said:
Certainly more valuable as MS than PR. If it's mislabeled then the seller took advantage with those poor pics.

bob

How clear (or not) are the seller's other images?

He has a small number of completed listings whose pictures you can see, as well.

coinpalice · September 11, 2019 10:37AM

I would rather have the blast white one they have up in a buy it now for 116.99
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Washington-Quarter-certified-MS-67-by-NGC/264247845136?epid=170471623&hash=item3d86662110:g:AgwAAOSw4INZmJDg

ms70 · September 11, 2019 10:42AM

I think it will be great as long as there's no fingerprint pattern on it.

Can't wait to see better pics! Good luck!

amwldcoin · September 11, 2019 10:51AM

Those Obv. rims sure look squared up like a proof. I once had an MS66 or 67 NGC 42-P war nickel that was holder as MS but was a proof. I had a guy on ebay saying how much more it would be worth if I had it reholdered to designate the 6 Bold steps. He wouldn't believe me and bought it anyway! I guess he thought it was worth the risk since it was worth 5-10 times more as an MS FS!

@Rob41281 said:
Here’s some poor pics taken with my phone. Looks proof to my eyes but it doesn’t seem to be as reflective as other proof Washington’s I have.