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CalifornianKing
CalifornianKing Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭✭
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Does this look fake to you? Just saw it on ebay and am wondering. Definably a details, maybe fake?.

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  • AUandAG
    AUandAG Posts: 25,050 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've owned a few and it looks okay to me via those pics. Caveat: not my series.

    bob :)

    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,749 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks real and it may slab with a straight grade. Hard to tell if it's been cleaned or not from those pics.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It looks real.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It appears authentic....well traveled....Chatter in the fields and a good ding on the reverse...Cheers, RickO

  • Kliao
    Kliao Posts: 5,802 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks genuine.

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  • kaz
    kaz Posts: 9,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks real to me too, just has that washed out scanned look. Could be a pretty nice coin

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Agree, looks real, but I would not get too generous with an offer.

  • davids5104
    davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭
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    you could use that NGC authenticity service. never have used it

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  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,749 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @davids5104 said:
    you could use that NGC authenticity service. never have used it

    Why not just get it graded?

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • davids5104
    davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭
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    @PerryHall said:

    @davids5104 said:
    you could use that NGC authenticity service. never have used it

    Why not just get it graded?

    EBay offers a new service where for a fee, NGC will evaluate the authenticity of an EBAY LISTING. So you can have someone evaluate the authenticity BEFORE you buy the coin

    [Ebay Store - Come Visit]

    Roosevelt Registry

    transactions with cucamongacoin, FHC, mtinis, bigjpst, Rob41281, toyz4geo, erwindoc, add your name here!!!

  • MFeld
    MFeld Posts: 17,131 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @davids5104 said:

    @PerryHall said:

    @davids5104 said:
    you could use that NGC authenticity service. never have used it

    Why not just get it graded?

    EBay offers a new service where for a fee, NGC will evaluate the authenticity of an EBAY LISTING. So you can have someone evaluate the authenticity BEFORE you buy the coin

    True, but it’s not guaranteed. And in the case of this coin, it looks as if there’s a free, adequate consensus that it’s genuine. Add me to that consensus.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,749 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MFeld said:

    @davids5104 said:

    @PerryHall said:

    @davids5104 said:
    you could use that NGC authenticity service. never have used it

    Why not just get it graded?

    EBay offers a new service where for a fee, NGC will evaluate the authenticity of an EBAY LISTING. So you can have someone evaluate the authenticity BEFORE you buy the coin

    True, but it’s not guaranteed. And in the case of this coin, it looks as if there’s a free, adequate consensus that it’s genuine. Add me to that consensus.

    Agree with Mark as usual but you still have to decide if it's been cleaned or otherwise messed with based on those pics.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If you are considering bidding on it, you may have brought on more competition. Never draw attention to a lot you are thinking of bidding on.

  • JesseKraft
    JesseKraft Posts: 417 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    HM-8, R-3+ (not a rare one)

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  • CalifornianKing
    CalifornianKing Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭✭
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    @Smudge said:
    If you are considering bidding on it, you may have brought on more competition. Never draw attention to a lot you are thinking of bidding on.

    I mean first they got to actually go and find it xD maybe. I did, maybe I didn't.

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