Anyone Know This Seller? & Is It AT/NT?
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Check out my current listings: https://ebay.com/sch/khunt/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=12&_rdc=1
I have a question about the originality of the toning - I think it's suspect (edited to add: and would love to see it in hand in order to feel more strongly one way or the other).
To his credit, he did include this in his listing:
"Grading Note:
In my opinion SEGS usually grades higher than both PCGS and myself.
I think this is a nice gem coin with super eye appeal but I doubt PCGS would grade it 67."
I've got this one on my watch list now.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>he is a respected member on these forums! >>
I guess that means it's AT then
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
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Doug
<< <i>This is his first warning for using WOW! in the title. I just hope he doesn't use L@@K, too. >>
I have an auction running that has RARE!! VERY RARE!! in the title. I'm thinking about changing the first RARE!! to L@@K!!.
Russ, NCNE
Neither I nor the person I got it from have sent it for grading anywhere. The person I got it from got it from a forum member who hasn't posted here in a long time (2 years?). That person sold lots of toned coins at shows.
If it did grade I think it would go at least 65.
I was WOW'd by the look so I put that in the title. How many warnings do I get?
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
<< <i>I think it looks fine, and would hope that one of the people who are saying it is definitely AT would say how it was done, the knowledge of which follows from such certainty IMO. After all, it bears directly on what it sells for now IMO. >>
So, there are no potential Ebay bidders out there in "coinland" who are unaware of this thread or aware of it, but will form their own opinions? I think that overstates the significance of this thread a tad and doesn't give Ebay's presence quite enough credit .
It seems to have been my bad luck over the years to encounter several dozen of the Texas commems that were treated in this manner, though I have never purchased one, and that is part of the reason why I have been so resolved on the toning of this coin. Obviously, I don't have the coin in-hand, but I think I can interpret the images and this coin has the prototypical look for this method on this issue. It's unfortunate, but someone or some number of folks, produced a number of Texas commems with this look. PCGS and NGC started to bag coins with this patter in the late 1980s to early 1990s, but you may find an old holdered BTW at a show.
I think I know the source for Carl's coin in that a few years ago one of our board members had bought a small stash of raw Texas commems toned like this and he asked me to look at them for him at a Baltimore show. I told him they were all AT, at which point I believe he blanched because he paid strong for them. He submitted them to PCGS and they all bagged and then was going to submit them to NGC, but I told him that they would bag there too, and that the only service I could see slabbing them would be SEGS. Well, this might be one of those coins.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
As a fairly new poster here, I didn't realize that you were also a poster here or I would not have drawn attention to the auction in question as I've already learned that there is quite a division on this forum as to AT/NT. I would not have wanted to impair your auction in any way. Please accept my apology if any damage was done.
I think the coin is beautiful and depending on where it ends up would have no problem bidding on it.
Richard Shipp
Russ, NCNE
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
<< <i>and I know two members of this forumwho say it's AT without proof >>
I find Tom to be very credible with his explanation since I happen to have one of the BTW's he described, and it's been bodybagged twice.
Russ, NCNE
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I didn't say anything regarding not caring about the effect on Carl's sale - I like Carl and do care. However, you had stated: "After all, it bears directly on what it sells for now IMO". Yet, there is an excellent chance, based upon the number of Ebay bidders out there, that what posters say here will have no affect whatsoever on the sale price.
<< <i>Yet, there is an excellent chance, based upon the number of Ebay bidders out there, that what posters say here will have no affect whatsoever on the sale price. >>
It does appear to have had an effect - on the upside!
Russ, NCNE
Lots of what I know about coins I've learned from these forums. Now I know more about this type of toned commen!
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