Test Jump to content
The British Coin Forum - Predecimal.com

Ebay's Worst Offerings

kuhli

By kuhli
in Free for all

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 11.7k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

PWA 1967
PWA 1967

Yes i use gloves to photograph mine.  

Diaconis
Diaconis

Here's a reply she sent to me last week when I suggested that she be careful not to give it away as it is an extremely valuable coin.   "Hello im not going to give it away I don't have to se

bagerap
bagerap

There's an area of Bournemouth called Boscombe which boasts around 10 "antique" shops, although the majority are selling high end tat. I visit one regularly because he knows nothing about medals and i

Posted Images

Coinery Newbie

Coinery

Posted
Posted

That can't be genuine, surely?

I'm not making any statement at all about authenticity, just that I have never seen the like of it before!

I'm confused. When you say the like, do you mean the coinage/type or the appearance of the coin giving a certain impression?

Yes, I did spot the confliction and nearly added an edit! For me the planchet remains too perfect, having an almost milled appearance! Just to re-contradict myself, I'm not making any authoritative statement about the authenticity of the coin, just that it doesn't sit comfortably with me, and is unlike any hammered coin I've seen before! That's all! I personally would not buy it from that image, regardless of the seller! It would really warrant an in-hand viewing!
HistoricCoinage Newbie

HistoricCoinage

Posted
Posted
Yes, I did spot the confliction and nearly added an edit! For me the planchet remains too perfect, having an almost milled appearance! Just to re-contradict myself, I'm not making any authoritative statement about the authenticity of the coin, just that it doesn't sit comfortably with me, and is unlike any hammered coin I've seen before! That's all! I personally would not buy it from that image, regardless of the seller! It would really warrant an in-hand viewing!

Fair enough. It is worth noting that eBay has become a buyer's world to the extent that you are guaranteed a full refund if the item is not as described. I bought a penny for a sizeable sum on eBay recently whereby the seller had 'conveniently' forgot to describe a chip that the photographs 'conveniently' also didn't show due to some 'convenient' positioning of the camera. As such I was able to obtain a refund fairly easily against the seller's wishes. The same could be said for this coin if it did turn out to be fake upon further inspection in hand.

There has been talk elsewhere online of this Burgred's patina being typical of a fake, but I'd like to illustrate one of mine which I feel exhibits a similar 'patina' and is genuine.

Burgred1-1.jpg

Burgred2.jpg

Rob Newbie

Rob

Posted
Posted

And it's rare to get 4 images posted of a coin! :)

251393110339

And you choose the reign with the greatest diversity of silver coinage denominations (Civil War oddities aside) - then go for the only one that doesn't exist. Doh.

Coinery Newbie

Coinery

Posted
Posted

And it's rare to get 4 images posted of a coin! :)

251393110339

And you choose the reign with the greatest diversity of silver coinage denominations (Civil War oddities aside) - then go for the only one that doesn't exist. Doh.
I'll bet they've given up on the lottery with that kind of statistical failing? :)
Coinery Newbie

Coinery

Posted
Posted (edited)
Yuk yuk and yuk again, whatever the grade ANYONE dreams up, that coin has zero eye appeal for me!
Apparently it's Elvis' print, though! :D

Edit: must get a bag of MS 1967 pennies over to Johnny Depp and get him to paws his way through them with his buddies! Could be a new dramatic turn in the slabbing world...MS67 1967 British Penny with a 75% index print of J.Depp!

This time next year we'll be millionaires Rodders!

Edited by Coinery
Rob Newbie

Rob

Posted
Posted

Yuk yuk and yuk again, whatever the grade ANYONE dreams up, that coin has zero eye appeal for me!

That's ok then, no problems for you as you're not being forced to buy it. Beauty is as always, in the eye of the beholder.

Full marks to the person listing it. Cac rainbow is about right - 40 shades of brown. :)

Peckris Newbie

Peckris

Posted
Posted

That gets a grade of 67 (/70) ??? How ?????? Whoever affixed that label that says "CAC" is telling no lie...

davidrj Newbie

davidrj

Posted
Posted

low end of VF, I find this little chart useful

grades.jpg

Accumulator Newbie

Accumulator

Posted
Posted

Wow, EF's sound a whole lot better described as Splendido, but like something you'd toss in the recycling bin if called Vorzuglich. Not quite sure what to make of Fast Stempelglanz either!

P.s. I was never good at languages :)

Paulus Newbie

Paulus

Posted
Posted

Maybe not even that. Sheldon 35-40 I've got down as F+. Looks like your grading of it was spot on, Peter!

And (perhaps) so was that of PCGS?

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
 Share
Go to topic listing





×
×
  • Create New...
Test