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Title: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: magnusmaximus on March 03, 2008, 05:13:31 pm

Great condition????????????????
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Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: Will Hooton on March 03, 2008, 05:16:39 pm

Not great condition, but not a fake either. Id say 9.99$ is about all Id pay for it too.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: commodus on March 03, 2008, 06:20:04 pm

Completely real and not out of line, price-wise, though the starting price seems pretty close to what I would think it should fetch.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: gavignano on March 03, 2008, 07:26:15 pm

At least some of the lettering is there. It would be a nice pocket piece, in that if you lose it, you won't need to cry.  Joe

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: DruMAX on March 03, 2008, 08:09:15 pm

I think its very nice, still has good detail on the portrait.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: Dino on March 05, 2008, 04:13:23 pm

I agree.  I'd pay 10 bucks for that and use it as a card marker next time I head to Caesar's in Vegas.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: areich on March 05, 2008, 04:20:00 pm

That's a pretty nice coin even if 'great' is not an official grade.
Do you even get two coffees at Starbucks for $10?

Andreas

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: magnusmaximus on March 05, 2008, 04:33:08 pm

I use the “Great condition” as  “Sarcasm”
See what looks like a 100% knowingly selling fakes:
Buying as a fake:
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and selling as authentic:
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Not even bother to have different IDs.
And is not only this one, buying mostly fakes and re-sale as authentic.
With some $2 un-cleaned or over-cleaned junks for cover.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: areich on March 05, 2008, 04:41:27 pm

But how is that sarcasm? It's a nice coin with a very good portrait.
If it wasn't offered by a crook it would be a good deal even with the $8 shipping.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: magnusmaximus on March 05, 2008, 05:21:43 pm

“nice coin with a very good portrait”
Different people different opinions, for some maybe nice for some maybe just over-cleaned junk.
The point was to look at the rest of the offerings, and seems that no one catch all the junk for sale.
This is 100% fake seller candidate, and you have proof that he is knowingly selling fakes.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: commodus on March 05, 2008, 08:17:27 pm

Yes, you are right, but the fact that he is also a known seller of fakes doesn't change the fact that this appears to be a legitimate coin.

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: Federico M on March 06, 2008, 02:41:47 am

Quote from: magnusmaximus on March 05, 2008, 05:21:43 pm

This is 100% fake seller candidate, and you have proof that he is knowingly selling fakes.

That may be interesting, but this coins looks fine. And I also agree about the fact that it's actually nice (for the price, apart from shipment cost).

Federico

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: Bacchus on March 06, 2008, 02:53:02 am

I think the general rule is "discuss the coin - not the seller" and this coin is real.

Malcolm

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: Potator II on March 06, 2008, 03:06:07 am

Hi,

Certainly not a "great condition" sestertius, but the portrait is decent, and I'm quite sure I've sometimes paid more for worse.

Regards
Potator

PS : many other items from this particular seller are ugly

Title: Re: oh, yes it is even better than Great condition
Post by: areich on March 06, 2008, 03:47:36 am

Which makes this coin look even better in contrast.  ;D