MS66, eh? What say you?

[EZ_E]

MS66 $5 gold

 

[braddick]

Are you thinking it looks kind of counterfeitish to you?

[gmarguli]

The pictures are so poor that I can't say anything about it.

[WinstonWare]

I agree with Greg. I can't really see it

[MunkyMan95]

The Cert # checks out:

 

COIN INFORMATION

Cert Verification #: 11859843

PCGS Coin #: 8418

Date, mintmark: 1908

Denomination: $5

Variety: Liberty

Mint Error:

Pedigree:

Country: The United States of America

Grade: MS66

 

But, I agree with Greg. The photos are too terrible to make any real judgements.

[MarkFeld]

My guess is that it's legitimate, and just a hazy coin and/or slab that imaged extremely poorly.

[G-Myth]

maybe pcgs and ngc should let a person know if and who a coin is registered to when people are running a check. which then they (potential buyer) could PM the owner to confirm if he/she is selling the coin.

[EZ_E]

maybe pcgs and ngc should let a person know if and who a coin is registered to when people are running a check. which then they (potential buyer) could PM the owner to confirm if he/she is selling the coin.

 

That would never happen because of confidentiality concerns.

 

I was wondering if this is a case of just terrible pics or could it be a counterfeit slab?

[G-Myth]

maybe pcgs and ngc should let a person know if and who a coin is registered to when people are running a check. which then they (potential buyer) could PM the owner to confirm if he/she is selling the coin.

 

That would never happen because of confidentiality concerns.

 

I was wondering if this is a case of just terrible pics or could it be a counterfeit slab?

 

a PM would not give any personal information of the owner...especially if its done through pcgs or ngc site

 

personal information kept private of course!

[DJCoinz]

I wouldn't bid...simply because of the extremely poor images. Of course someone may get a very good deal on it because I'm sure many others have this mindset as well...

[Oldtrader3]

Can't see it, certainly wouldn't bid on it. Hard to believe that anyone would try and sell an expensive half eagle with those pictures.

[MikeInFL]

I suspect the low-angle of the lighting in the photograph gives the coin a washed-out appearance, and the coin is much more impressive in-hand.

 

To wit, try photgraphing a coin with a "low" diffused light (i.e. close to the plane of the coin) and you'll see a very similar effect on lustrous gold (and to a lesser extent silver)...Mike

[BillJones]

VERY BAD photo.

 

You can't tell anything from that.