ELM Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I'm new to collecting and purchased this trade dollar online. Upon receipt it appears to have been cleaned and polished. It has great details as a newbie, I'd place it around the MS64 if it were not cleaned. Could someone please help me with the actual value of this coin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I'd be concerned about authenticity as well as surface treatment. Did you buy it from a reputable dealer who was a member of the standard trade organizations? If so, where? If not, also where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELM Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 I purchased it from the following: phoenix-coins (2498) 99.6% positive feedback Items for saleVisit storeContact Save Based in United States, phoenix-coins has been an eBay member since Dec 30, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 After taking a look at the feedback as well as the inventory, I wouldn't buy from them for any reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 It was sold as "AU Detail" (on the 2x2) and I think that's your best case scenario. There's 11 of them sold on Heritage in the past year, $132-288, average $215, and that includes buyer premium (20%). (Search HA for "1878-S T$1 AU Detail" and sort by most recent). Worst case scenario, I'm not convinced that it's real. Maybe it's the pictures and the polishing. I sure wouldn't purchase from a seller who blasts a spotlight on all their coin images. I got blinded scrolling through their sold listings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Lancek said: Where do you go to see their sold listing? ebay advanced search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Either this dealer is NOT knowledgeable or is NOT honest, maybe both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
