$3500 Indian head gold coin $2.5 1911-D on ebay, check this one out....

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• daltex Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 1:22AM

  As always, if real, why is it being sold raw?

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• Twobitcollector Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 3:25AM

  If real it would come back details

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• PerryHall Posts: 46,884 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 3:36AM

  @daltex said:
  As always, if real, why is it being sold raw?

  That was my first thought. Why would a dealer sell a coin like this without first getting it slabbed? Probably been cleaned. Hairline scratches can disappear in a pic under the wrong lighting.

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• mark_dak Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 5:13AM

  @PerryHall said:

  @daltex said:
  As always, if real, why is it being sold raw?

  That was my first thought. Why would a dealer sell a coin like this without first getting it slabbed? Probably been cleaned. Hairline scratches can disappear in a pic under the wrong lighting.

  The bright light on a eBay or other such site tends to hide lots of hairlines and flaws. I too, would suspect owner/dealer is of the mind it will come back with some type of details description.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 5:58AM

  That is a serious rim ding, and there are marks and scratches visible even in that beauty shot that would - IMO - require in hand scrutiny. Cheers, RickO

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• BillJones Posts: 34,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 6:07AM

  I believe that the coin is genuine, but the photos are way over exposed which has been done to hide the many marks that are on the surface. There is also a noticeable rim nick on the obverse which will probably keep it from getting a straight grade.

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• lkenefic Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 6:30AM

  I've bought raw gold before (common date bullion) , but always in person where I can see the piece firsthand, and never a key date that's been known to be counterfeited... I would only purchase those in either PCGS or NGC plastic...

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• s4ny Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 6:47AM

  That D really pops!

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• Outhaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 10, 2020 7:16AM

  Looks ex-jewelry to me.

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