MarkFeld

Proof is a method of manufacture. And condition, including spots, has nothing to do with that.

Why would you have any doubt about the coin being a Proof?

If the area is raised, how could it be a strike through?

That’s either a copy or a genuine coin with a horribly manipulated image. Either way, it’s certainly not a good thing.

The coin bears no resemblance to a Proof.

On a practical basis, I don’t see much exposure at all. As you correctly pointed out, the grading companies are the ones who get to decide whether they’ve over-graded the coins. And what options does the submitter of the coin really have if he disagrees with the grading company’s (“we got it right”) determination?

Should they? Of course not. Do they? In many instances, it certainly appears so.

Yes, last night’s session ended with Kennedy halves and tonight’s session started with Bust dollars. Here’s a link to the information page for the sale, with session days/times, lot numbers, etc.: https://coins.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=132213

I had the same reaction when I viewed the images.

I was just alerted to this thread, so checked the results from last night’s session. If anything happened on our end, it’s not apparent to me. I viewed prices realized, including through the last lot that was listed and sold last night, seemingly as scheduled. I have copied that information below. If there had been an issue, while there’s no guarantee I would have heard about it, chances are very good that I would have. Whatever the cause of the problem, I’m sorry you experienced it. Auction 132213 | Lot 27375 » Half Dollars » Kennedy Half Dollars 1964 50C Accented Hair PR67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1665/537). NGC Census: (5747/2186). CDN: $125 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS P... (PCGS# 6801) Bid Source: HA.com/Live SERVICEPCGS GRADEPR67 AUCTION ENDED Mar 29, 2022 Auction Archives Sold For: $159.00

Liberty’s hair detail looks better in the above picture than it did in the first one. So I’ll retract my previous AU50 guess and abstain from guessing. I just don’t feel like I have a good enough idea of what the coin actually looks like.

I’ll go with AU50.

It’s possible to SAY it, but it’s by no means, a given that it’s correct.

I’ll go with MS63.

Of those three coins, to me, the only one that looks deserving of the cameo designation is the Morgan Dollar.

There’s a huge difference between standing behind the coins they sticker and making markets in them.

That’s a misconception, which I’ve seen repeated many times. CAC makes markets in some coins, but those markets comprise a rather small portion of the categories/coin types, dates and grades they sticker. That doesn’t mean they won’t make an offer on a CAC coin, if someone asks them to. But they certainly don’t make markets in anywhere near all coins they sticker.

And a CAC sticker doesn’t necessarily mean that “JA and friends would like to buy your coin”. Everyday, CAC stickers numerous coins that they’d have very little or zero interest in buying.

If it’s gold, not stolen, not lost and not in the hands of a clueless seller, sure. But ask yourself why it’s only $100. Something is obviously very wrong.

I’m not convinced that the coin’s genuine and unless you can be certain that it is, it would be unwise to buy it. There are professionally graded examples of various grades, which are widely available at reasonable prices. So there’s no need to take an unnecessary risk. But if you want to buy an ungraded one, make sure it’s from a well established seller with an excellent reputation.

The two pictures look very different and neither one provides a particularly good look at the coin. The obverse picture had me thinking that the coin was probably genuine. but the reverse picture gave me pause.

He and I have had a number of disagreements and verbal skirmishes, but I have only positive things to say about the quality of his research and writing.

That’s true about numismatic research. However, I don’t know of any other numismatic researcher or author who provides as much information - not just opinion - as RWB.

We don’t just sell them, we buy them sight-unseen, as well.

Both.