What one-word coin description would be the most important to hear from a trusted seller?

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  • skier07
    skier07 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Me “Is it nice?”

    Dealer “Yes”

    I’ve bought several coins like this from a trusted dealer when I’ve been without internet access who knows my taste. And multiple times he has told me “No, it’s not for you”

  • [Deleted User]
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    @MFeld said:

    @DisneyFan said:
    CAC

    Sorry, that’s not a word.😉

    Titus pullo used it as an epithet in HBOs "Rome".

  • MFeld
    MFeld Posts: 17,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ctf_error_coins said:

    @MFeld said:

    @ctf_error_coins said:
    I have to see images or no sale.

    Wrong thread.

    “If, under such conditions, you wouldn't order a coin, there's no need to reply with "None", etc. ;)”

    I can answer the question anyway I want and answered it honestly.

    Get off your high horse.

    You didn’t answer the question. You answered a different one that wasn’t asked. That was certainly your right, but it’ just as certainly wasn’t within the spirit of the thread.

    I’ll get off of my high horse if you get off of yours. Deal?

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

  • seatedlib3991
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    I bought many coins from J. Cline sight unseen in the 1980's. If he said the coin was "strong" that was all I needed to hear. James

  • PeakRarities
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    @DisneyFan said:

    @MFeld said:
    You're being offered a coin from a trusted seller with whom you've done business previously.
    You have an unconditional return privilege, but don't get to see any images.
    What one-word description of the coin would be the most important for you to hear, and cause you to order it?

    Not seeing any images is not as unlikely as it appears to be. I think the key word here is "seller." This is not necessarily a DEALER, it could be a vest pocket relationship you have developed with someone who isn't setup to provide pictures.

    The real key word is actually "Trusted" seller.

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  • ironmanl63
    ironmanl63 Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Moose!

  • seanq
    seanq Posts: 8,835 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Since I truck mainly in errors, I would want some sort of assurance that the coin in question was not post-Mint damage, so some version of "good" or "real" or "genuine" from a TRUSTED dealer would get me to open my wallet.

    Sean Reynolds

    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

    "Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
  • jesbroken
    jesbroken Posts: 11,252 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Assuming the coin offered had his grade opinion, I would like to know the color(especially copper, but silver also). Is the color representative of the age of the coin or has it been messed with.
    Jim


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

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  • jkrk
    jkrk Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Slabbed.

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    trustworthyness - i know dealer that i can trust and will stand behind the product, there are good and honest dealers out there

  • BECOKA
    BECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
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    su·per·ca·li·fra·gil·is·tic·ex·pi·a·li·do·cious

  • Fraz
    Fraz Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Titus grunted cac when he dropped his cacked Morgan in the caca.
    The cat cacked up the lost cacked slab.
    (You gotta add a k- to a final c before e and I if you’re gonna spell it.)
    Useful word, it’s ugly though.

  • telephoto1
    telephoto1 Posts: 4,966 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Undergrade.


    RIP Mom- 1932-2012
  • Rollerman
    Rollerman Posts: 1,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "Sweet"

    "Ain't None of Them play like him (Bix Beiderbecke) Yet."
    Louis Armstrong
  • SanctionII
    SanctionII Posts: 13,188 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Unicorn.

  • DisneyFan
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    @DeplorableDan said:

    @DisneyFan said:

    @MFeld said:
    You're being offered a coin from a trusted seller with whom you've done business previously.
    You have an unconditional return privilege, but don't get to see any images.
    What one-word description of the coin would be the most important for you to hear, and cause you to order it?

    Not seeing any images is not as unlikely as it appears to be. I think the key word here is "seller." This is not necessarily a DEALER, it could be a vest pocket relationship you have developed with someone who isn't setup to provide pictures.

    The real key word is actually "Trusted" seller.

    Agreed - I emphasized SELLER because with today's technology, it's difficult to believe a full time or even part time DEALER would be unable to provide pictures.

  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Unbelievable !

  • Eldorado9
    Eldorado9 Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    100% Buy-Back

  • jacrispies
    jacrispies Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "Premium"

    This word should hit all bases of strike, surface quality, and originality coming from a trusted seller.

    "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" Matthew 6:33. Young fellow suffering from Bust Half fever.
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  • marcmoish
    marcmoish Posts: 6,938 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Feldlicious!

    OK, but seriously; Beaned.

  • Morgan13
    Morgan13 Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Delivered

    Student of numismatics and collector of Morgan dollars
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  • tcollects
    tcollects Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    wholesome

  • lkenefic
    lkenefic Posts: 9,518 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "Authentic". I'm down to certain pieces that are heavily counterfeited and want some assurance that they're real...

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

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  • CommemDude
    CommemDude Posts: 2,444 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    UNCLEANED... From a dealer I respected, it would convey to me feel it had no hairlines, it was undipped, was toned as expected for the coin's age and grade, and looked uniformly natural.

    Dr Mikey
    Commems and Early Type
  • WAYNEAS
    WAYNEAS Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Candy!
    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • Coinscratch
    Coinscratch Posts: 11,086 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    FIRE!

  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Probably a few...

    Superb
    Exceptional
    Nice (with verbal emphasis)

    Or outside of the one word limit, if they said "this is a coin you would like"

    Collector, occasional seller

  • Inspired70
    Inspired70 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Morelan.

  • Torey
    Torey Posts: 410 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Unrivaled!

    Successful BST transactions- Bfjohnson, Collectorcoins, 1peter223, Shrub68, Byers, Greencopper, Coinlieutenant, Coinhunter4, SurfinxHI, ProfLiz

  • bsshog40
    bsshog40 Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Insured

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  • NorthStar
    NorthStar Posts: 96 ✭✭✭
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    Shazam...!
    Choice

  • tcollects
    tcollects Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    opportunity knocks LOUD

  • Mr_Spud
    Mr_Spud Posts: 7,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If it is a dealer I trust, then I’d have to go with “undergraded”. I like it when my coins are undergraded . I’d rather pay more for an undergraded coin than I would for a similar coin that has a higher grade on the slab but is “maxed out” if you know what I mean.

    Mr_Spud

  • lcoopie
    lcoopie Posts: 8,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Megaundergraded

    LCoopie = Les
  • Project Numismatics
    Project Numismatics Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    All-there.

    I’m going to turn two words into one word with a hyphen. Sorry Mark!

  • mcarney1173
    mcarney1173 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Original

  • Nic
    Nic Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @HasBeen said:
    ShamWow

    Those that know, know it.

    Music to the ears.

    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • Nic
    Nic Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @No Headlights said:
    yours

    +1
    My 1st thought.

    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • mikee999
    mikee999 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Toned

  • MrEureka
    MrEureka Posts: 24,778 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Perfect. Which doesn't meant that the coin has to be a 70, but that it's perfect for the grade.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • Catbert
    Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Eureka!

    Seated Half Society member #38

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,753 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Amazing!!!

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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  • relicsncoins
    relicsncoins Posts: 8,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Original.

    Need a Barber Half with ANACS photo certificate. If you have one for sale please PM me. Current Ebay auctions
  • justindan
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    @HasBeen said:
    ShamWow

    Those that know, know it.

    +1

  • yosclimber
    yosclimber Posts: 5,322 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Unattributed. :)

  • renomedphys
    renomedphys Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Skin

    Empty Nest Collection

  • oldabeintx
    oldabeintx Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stickered

  • AlanSki
    AlanSki Posts: 1,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Deal

  • mikee999
    mikee999 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @DisneyFan said:

    @DeplorableDan said:

    @DisneyFan said:

    @MFeld said:
    You're being offered a coin from a trusted seller with whom you've done business previously.
    You have an unconditional return privilege, but don't get to see any images.
    What one-word description of the coin would be the most important for you to hear, and cause you to order it?

    Not seeing any images is not as unlikely as it appears to be. I think the key word here is "seller." This is not necessarily a DEALER, it could be a vest pocket relationship you have developed with someone who isn't setup to provide pictures.

    The real key word is actually "Trusted" seller.

    Agreed - I emphasized SELLER because with today's technology, it's difficult to believe a full time or even part time DEALER would be unable to provide pictures.

    Or “unwilling”

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