Bad photo purchases...........results in, I recieved the coins.

relicsncoins · January 12, 2008 8:53AM

Here are the links to a couple of coins that I purchased on bad photos off of Ebay.

Money well spent #1?

Money well spent #2?

Here are the actual coins I recieved, How do you think I did with the prices I paid and what would you grade them?

TennesseeDave · January 12, 2008 8:59AM

Looks like you done ok.

Tyler1924S · January 12, 2008 9:05AM

I'd say you did quite well. The Indian appears to be 58RB and the Two Cent looks at least EF45.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · January 12, 2008 9:09AM

The 2 Center looks like an especially nice High AU

Russ · January 12, 2008 9:29AM

VERY nicely done! Sometimes these little risks pay off quite well.

Russ, NCNE

BlindedByEgo · January 12, 2008 9:34AM

Can't beat the prices you paid! The IHC looks like a $25.00 coin at least, and the 2 center double that.

ziggy29 · January 12, 2008 9:50AM

Nice. Sometimes you roll the dice and crap out. Other times you roll the dice and get a 7. This is a 7.

SUMORADA · January 12, 2008 9:51AM

wow.....the ebay pic of the 2 cent'r looks like a black hole........nice hit...

Raybo · January 12, 2008 9:59AM

I really like the 2 cent piece, the IHC is, well..........blah.

Ray

zap1111 · January 12, 2008 10:32AM

It pays to take a chance every once in a while! Congrats.
zap

Whatafind · January 12, 2008 10:39AM

Love that two cent! That coin is worth alot moer then that!

NumisOxide · January 12, 2008 10:49AM

Good prices for those.

NHSBaseball · January 12, 2008 11:30AM

I remember the vast majority of us saying that the Indian looked good and the 2- center looked like a loser- who knew? Good eye for bad pics!

relicsncoins · January 13, 2008 3:50PM

Thanks, both coins are problem free. I would grade the 2 center AU-50 and nice choclate brown, and the Indian is probably 58, but is a very late die state and has pretty mushy details. All in all, pretty happy with the purchases, and the 2 cent piece went into the 7070.

JJ

BECOKA · January 13, 2008 3:58PM

Wish I had more time to learn how to make scores like these. It would be a great way to build a type set on a budget.

lordmarcovan · January 13, 2008 6:16PM

Money well spent, indeed. Almost "you suck" territory, in fact.

And I was surprised to find myself agreeing with the seller's grades.

Both are strong AU coins in my book. And the amount of red on that Indian cent is well above average.

OK... I think you've earned this.

Step a little closer, and listen up:

Omega · January 13, 2008 8:30PM

Love the 2 cent!! The last time I took a chance like that I received a 1909 IHC with a tooled reverse and some pretty oven cleaner toning.

Nice score.

BuffQuarter · January 13, 2008 11:22PM

Looks like you can glean the same info from all of the photos.

Nice catch it seems.

ricko · January 13, 2008 11:25PM

Very nice... congratulations... Cheers, RickO

relicsncoins · January 14, 2008 3:40AM

<< <i>Money well spent, indeed. Almost "you suck" territory, in fact.

And I was surprised to find myself agreeing with the seller's grades.

Both are strong AU coins in my book. And the amount of red on that Indian cent is well above average.

OK... I think you've earned this.

Step a little closer, and listen up:

>>

Thanks............Maybe a You Suck Lite is more in order.

I enjoy trying snag these little bargains off of Ebay. The key, is never spend more money than you are willing to spend for a problem coin. I've filled a few holes in the 7070 with nice problem free AU and higher coins at nearly half what I would've paid had the photos been quality or I went to a B/M shop. I've also funded quite a few purchases with these little bargains. The risk is, sometimes you get a piece of crap.

JJ

jdillane · January 14, 2008 6:14AM

The IHC luster was evident in seller's pix. The 2 center seemed a bit more of a gamble. Appears that both panned out well for you.

Congrats!

Bad photo purchases...........results in, I recieved the coins.

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