Ebay Pictures

It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin is
uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an opinion on this
coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped, or both:

http://tinyurl.com/gfsfk

It's just so damn bright...

BA

"Bland" wrote in message
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It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin is
uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an opinion on this
coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped, or both:

http://tinyurl.com/gfsfk

It's just so damn bright...

BA

It doesn't look cleaned or dipped to me. Whether it is indeed UNC can't be
determined from a picture.

Mr. Jaggers

Bright white, with spots of black in parts along the edge border, mostly
evident on the reverse.
Ild say it was cleaned/dipped

Alan Marshall


"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote in message
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"Bland" wrote in message
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It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin is
uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an opinion on this
coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped, or both:

http://tinyurl.com/gfsfk

It's just so damn bright...

BA

It doesn't look cleaned or dipped to me. Whether it is indeed UNC can't
be determined from a picture.

Mr. Jaggers

Bland wrote:
It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin is
uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an opinion on
this coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped, or both:

http://tinyurl.com/gfsfk

It's just so damn bright...

BA

My guess it was at least dipped, and maybe also rubbed with the thumb.
Can't tell from the pic if it is UNC. The seller has excellent feed back,
why not send him an email and ask if it was dipped?

--
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~
Ed Hendricks

"Alan Marshall" wrote in message
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Bright white, with spots of black in parts along the edge border, mostly
evident on the reverse.
Ild say it was cleaned/dipped

Quite possible. I'd never pay UNC money for any eBay coin advertised as
UNC, no matter how confident I might be. It's bad enough at dimly-lit
shows.

Mr. Jaggers

"Ed Hendricks" proclaimed in
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Bland wrote:
It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin is
uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an opinion on
this coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped, or both:

http://tinyurl.com/gfsfk

It's just so damn bright...

BA

My guess it was at least dipped, and maybe also rubbed with the thumb.
Can't tell from the pic if it is UNC. The seller has excellent feed
back, why not send him an email and ask if it was dipped?


I'll ask him/her now.

I do want one of these, but I'm afraid the price is a bit over what I
would spend without seeing the coin in person. I wanted some group input
on how to interpret ebay pics in general, specifically; can one ever be
sure it is uncirculated from a picture?

BA

Bland wrote:
"Ed Hendricks" proclaimed in
:

Bland wrote:
It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin
is uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an
opinion on this coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped,
or both:

http://tinyurl.com/gfsfk

It's just so damn bright...

BA

My guess it was at least dipped, and maybe also rubbed with the
thumb. Can't tell from the pic if it is UNC. The seller has
excellent feed back, why not send him an email and ask if it was
dipped?


I'll ask him/her now.

I do want one of these, but I'm afraid the price is a bit over what I
would spend without seeing the coin in person. I wanted some group
input on how to interpret ebay pics in general, specifically; can one
ever be sure it is uncirculated from a picture?

BA

Not really. Some sellers have superb pics which are very inviting (this is
not one of them). However, you never know if the pic was doctored and can't
be absolutely sure until the coin is in hand. Just make sure that the
seller has a liberal return policy and pay by credit card with PayPal to
protect yourself in case there is a dispute later.

--
©¿©¬
~
Ed Hendricks

"Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com proclaimed in
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"Alan Marshall" wrote in message
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Bright white, with spots of black in parts along the edge border,
mostly evident on the reverse.
Ild say it was cleaned/dipped

Quite possible. I'd never pay UNC money for any eBay coin advertised
as UNC, no matter how confident I might be. It's bad enough at
dimly-lit shows.

Mr. Jaggers


That's the attitude that I'm leaning towards.

BA

Bland wrote:
It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin is
uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an opinion on this
coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped, or both:

If the picture is good enough, I have an easier time looking at the
coin than if I have it in hand. The pictures are bigger than the coin.
I can see scratches and dots that I would miss looking at the coin
itself.

The coin looks very white to me. So does the background, so I suspect
the photo would have been better with some color balance. The coin
looks uncirculated. I can't tell if it has been dipped. One really
can't tell such things unless something is dipped to the point of
damage. One light dipping can improve a coin's appearance and is not
necessarily a bad thing (if done right).

No advice on the coin, since I'm not familiar with it. Really I just
wanted to say that pictures are often easier to judge than coins.

Anita

Judging by the detail that seems to be available, I'd say that it's
uncirculated. Has it been dipped? Can't tell. There does seem to be a
nice cartwheel. I'd rather see it in person before I'd buy it.

--
Richard
My coin Links:
http://coins.richlh.com/Coins/MyCoinLinks.htm

"Bland" wrote in message
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It seems like no picture is good enough to really show that a coin is
uncirculated, mint state, or whatever. Please give me an opinion on this
coin, vis-a-vis whether it's UNC, freshly dipped, or both:

http://tinyurl.com/gfsfk

It's just so damn bright...

BA