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Old July 26th 06, 11:45 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Amistad
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Default Do folks actually do this?

Two things about this auction --
1. Why would the seller not spend a few bucks to have the coin certified?
2. Would anyone actually risk spending 7 grand on a raw coin like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1937-D-3-Legged-...mZ260009350989

Amistad
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Old July 26th 06, 12:02 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Tina
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"Amistad" wrote in message
...
Two things about this auction --
1. Why would the seller not spend a few bucks to have the coin certified?
2. Would anyone actually risk spending 7 grand on a raw coin like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1937-D-3-Legged-...mZ260009350989

Amistad
'has no limping beasts in my herd'


This guy has had the same nickel up 2 times before ,,,he keeps lowering his
price's from 8 grand to this...plus his FB isn't great with his
negatives....run far away...run very fast................just my 2cent's
worth

Tina


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Old July 26th 06, 12:06 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Mr. Jaggers
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"Amistad" wrote in message
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Two things about this auction --
1. Why would the seller not spend a few bucks to have the coin certified?


a. It is a fake.
b. It costs too much money.
c. It takes too long.
d. Who are you to question the Major?

2. Would anyone actually risk spending 7 grand on a raw coin like this?


a. No.
b. Time will tell.
c. There will always be the foolhardy among us.
d. Who are you to question the Major?

3. Why would the seller opt for such an odd eBay presentation?

a. He is a frustrated graphic artist.
b. He wishes to distract the potential buyers.
c. His ego needs to be stroked.
d. Who are you to question the Major?

Mr. Jaggers


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Old July 26th 06, 12:49 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Ira
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Amistad wrote:
Two things about this auction --
1. Why would the seller not spend a few bucks to have the coin certified?
2. Would anyone actually risk spending 7 grand on a raw coin like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1937-D-3-Legged-...mZ260009350989

Amistad



It's possible tha the coin had already come back from the grading
companies in a body bag due to:

1. Altered surfaces, or

2. Suspicious color, or

3. Not genuine (although it looks okay from what little I can se in the
photos)


There is also the possibility that the coin is an AU-55/58 even if
genuine and the seller thinks he can boost its market value by
describing as Gem Uncirculated since a high end AU is worth
$1500-$1800, a far cry from the $6950 he hopes to get. It could also be
an AU with one of the three issues described above.

He waiting, perhaps, for one of the suckers born every minute to step
up to the plate.

Ira

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Old July 26th 06, 03:02 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Tina
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"The Bobino" wrote in message
ups.com...

Tina wrote:

This guy has had the same nickel up 2 times before ,,,he keeps lowering
his
price's from 8 grand to this...plus his FB isn't great with his
negatives....run far away...run very fast................just my 2cent's
worth


He has a 99+% positive feedback rating, so that seems OK but why, for
such a major rarity, hasn't the coin been graded/authenticated by one
of the major services?
Maybe it's just the "intence light from the scanner" but it doesn't
look like such a gem coin to me.
Just my 2 cents.


Yeah but did you check out all the negatives??? Pattern
there..................

Tina


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Old July 26th 06, 05:46 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Steve Ruud
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:45:36 GMT, "Amistad"
did carve unto the very living rock upon
which we now stand:

Two things about this auction --
1. Why would the seller not spend a few bucks to have the coin certified?
2. Would anyone actually risk spending 7 grand on a raw coin like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1937-D-3-Legged-...mZ260009350989


IN the Q&A section at the bottom he references that this is from a
$100,000 collection of which part was a 37-D 3 legger that is slabbed
by PCGS (though not offered for auction). So the seller is aware of
PCGS (thus he cannot claim ignorance about the existance of THG's in
general and PCGS specifically). The collector who left the "estate"
was obviously aware of THGs and PCGS since there were other PCGS slabs
in the "estate", so no apparent ignorance there.

Which still begs the ?: "Why isn't this fine specimin slabbed?"

I agree with others, it's fake, altered or some other BB problem.

The seller also tries to keep folks from right clicking over the page
to "steal" his precious images (though when using Firefox you get the
alert and then you get the pop-up menu that lets you steam em anyway
if so inclined) with a little bit of javascript.


Steve
Buy the book before the coin
don't forget to *READ* the book after you've bought it!
It doesn't do anything just sitting on the shelf

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Old July 26th 06, 09:14 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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There is only one die in which the D mintmark is tilted very slightly
to the left. On this coin, the mintmark looks to be decidedly tilting
to the right. And the dignostics of this variety have been
overemphasized. I think its a cleverly altered normal 37-D, or else a
struck counterfeit.

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Old July 26th 06, 10:17 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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"Amistad" wrote in message
...
Two things about this auction --
1. Why would the seller not spend a few bucks to have the coin certified?
2. Would anyone actually risk spending 7 grand on a raw coin like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1937-D-3-Legged-...mZ260009350989

Amistad
'has no limping beasts in my herd'



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Old July 28th 06, 03:12 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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"Amistad" wrote in message
...
Two things about this auction --
1. Why would the seller not spend a few bucks to have the coin certified?


a. It is a fake.
b. It costs too much money.
c. It takes too long.
d. Who are you to question the Major?

2. Would anyone actually risk spending 7 grand on a raw coin like this?


a. No.
b. Time will tell.
c. There will always be the foolhardy among us.
d. Who are you to question the Major?

3. Why would the seller opt for such an odd eBay presentation?

a. He is a frustrated graphic artist.
b. He wishes to distract the potential buyers.
c. His ego needs to be stroked.
d. Who are you to question the Major?

Mr. Jaggers


I'll bet you made some pretty dern hard mutliple choice tests!
mk





 




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