My one experience at buying HCGS coins worked out in the end..

OK, just the facts...I fell for a listing for 4 Barber halves on ebay...the coins I got were not those in the photos and were not the grades advertised {and even lower than the grades assigned on the slabs}...I paid only $40 so I figured I could salvage this small monetary mistake{the blow to my numismatic view of myself would be harder to fix}.So I pulled the little piece of tape off the capsules, that hold them closed{was already coming off on 3 of the 4},pulled the plastic apart with a thumbnail, and popped the coins out of their little cardboard/felt insert.I re-sold these 4 coins on ebay...listing them as only genuine Barber halves, their dates, and a photo...and got back $35 of my money{they were sold individually by me}.I then took the 4 plastic capsules, peeled the label off the insert{again in 2 seconds since they are cheap}and now had 4 nice holders to place some attractive bust halves that I collect only for fun and do not try for certification. It is now a JGC..Jackson Graded Coin...the one in the photo is an 1838 Bust half JGC AU53 maybe artificially toned, I'm not sure because like those guys at SGS, HCGS etc...I'm not a professional...

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