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Received New Morgan ... Should I Keep It Or Return It???

This is the Morgan that I received from Ebayer greatsoutherncoins. It was described as 64 +++. I think that it is more like 62 or 63. i paid $710.00. What do you guys think ... keep it or return it???

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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    You got stiffed™.

    Russ, NCNE
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    IMHO there is no way that the Morgan pictured is a 64. More like a low end slider. I'd get my money back.
    Curmudgeon in waiting!
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    greatsoutherncoins is the king of shake and bake.image
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    MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777
    From the pictures provided, that looks like an ugly coin, and no where near a 64........ If I was going to get a nice 1893, I would probably go for something in a holder with a nice, original look.....
    My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable !
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    jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,943 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You should definitley know that it wouldnt be a 64 if you picked it up from them at 710.00 raw. If MS, then 62 at best IMO. Your photo's are so heavily lit and off color, that I can tell if this coin exhibits light circulation marks which it very well maybe and grade High end AU.

    jim
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    GATGAT Posts: 3,146
    You better get in the habit of asking questions before you bid. Return that %&(^%$$#@$ by return mail.
    USAF vet 1951-59
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    MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777
    Also, I never trust it when a seller says that a coins is a certain grade + + +..... It's either a certain grade, or it's not. When I see the plus signs, I think that someone's about to get stiffed™.......
    My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable !
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    K6AZK6AZ Posts: 9,295
    Looks like a slider to me, I'd send it back. Stick with certified Morgans on these better dates.
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    p8ntp8nt Posts: 2,947 ✭✭✭
    Looks AU55-58 to me..
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    Run forest...Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!image
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    FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977
    Maybe he grades on a 1-100 scale. It isn't even close to a 64 on the sheldon scale.image
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    mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,196 ✭✭✭✭✭
    piece-o-junk.

    You're better off looking for your coins in person, or at least buying certified stuff from reputable dealers.. The odds of getting something really truly nice on ebay are not very good under the best of circumstances, and when you get into the realm of better dates, not in slabs -- the odds fade to teeny-tiny.

    You may not get what you pay for, but you will (almost) always pay for what you get. Until you give up trying to get something for nothing, most of the buys you make will be junk like this. Granted it takes a screwer and a screwee to make a bad deal, but there's no easier mark for these jerks than somebody looking for a "bargain."
    mirabela
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    TONEDDOLLARSTONEDDOLLARS Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭✭
    you expected a 1893- 64+++ for $710. You still believe in the Easter bunny too
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    Hello,

    Looks like there might be a "9" in the denticles or maybe it is the bottom loop of the "8", it is directly below the "9" and to the left one denticle. I also agree with most here, you got hosed, the coin would not grade MS64...unless it was sent to...um, some unknown company in FL. image

    Best Regards,
    Fusion4ever
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    TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You got stiffed™.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    There goes RUSS with his almost patented(sp) ™ !!

    ToinoCobra71

    PS He is right...its not even close to MS64......

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    ToneloverTonelover Posts: 1,554
    Those scratches in the fields are particularly worrisome as well. Although very difficult to tell exactly how it grades from the picture, based on what I can see you'd probably be fortunate to get $200-$250 from someone who knows what they're looking at.

    Like someone else said, quit looking for the "deals" and pay up for a nice coin in the first place. Your wallet will thank you in the long run.
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    RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Like someone else said, quit looking for the "deals" and pay up for a nice coin in the first place. Your wallet will thank you in the long run.

    Excellent advice. Aim for quality, not a rip.
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    ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭
    Here are the pictures the seller posted in the auction:

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    KurtHornKurtHorn Posts: 1,382
    Looks like they played with the cheek and chin area on their auction photo. Send the coin back...
    "Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." - William Faulkner
    NoEbayAuctionsForNow
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    airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,704 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Return it, and realize they're not the people you want to buy from...
    JK Coin Photography - eBay Consignments | High Quality Photos | LOW Prices | 20% of Consignment Proceeds Go to Pancreatic Cancer Research
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    maddogalemaddogale Posts: 859 ✭✭
    ttt for the late crowd
    "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, I won't be laid a hand on; I don't do these things to other people, I require the same from them."

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