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A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:21 am
by justoneguy
I've been watching ebay to get an idea on actual selling prices on this 1932s quarter.
i've decided on completing a whitman folder for fun, only need a few [expensive] quarters to do so
I came across what looks like a great coin, AU grade, WOW cheap too !! :o

http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-S-SILVER-WASHI ... 3f063798ed

Zoom in in front of the nose, that's where they stamp COPY on the replica quarters. :x
can you see the rectangle where it's been covered up ?
That's why i prefer to do my transactions here. thanks friends :D

Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:28 am
by Thogey
You have a good eye.

I wonder if the seller is aware of that?

They don't seem like crooks.

Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:00 pm
by Thogey
$ 174 now with 2 hours left

Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:10 pm
by zerocd
"In God We Trust" is very weak.
If they make replica pennies, why not quarters?

Nice catch. Someone will get burned.

Report it?

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Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:17 pm
by Thogey
I'm going to message the seller and link to this thread.

They look like square dealers maybe they don't notice it.

I alerted the sellers, they might want to check it out.

Maybe it's an illusion. But you are right the In God We Trust looks real weak for such a nice coin

Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:44 pm
by zerocd
The whole back looks weak.

I researched the replica sites and business is booming.

All US sales have a large copy stamped though.

Washington 32 D&S coins are available.

COPY is on reverse in eagles wing that I saw.

There are a lot of makers and I'm sure they don't stamp COPY if sold in China.

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Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:18 pm
by Thogey
It went for 197.

The sellers read this thread a seemed a little concerned. They want to do the right thing, said it came from an old collection.
They asked how to get it authenticated. I told them I'm no expert.
I recommended they sign on and ask Realcent for opinions.

Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:20 pm
by rakattack
Looks legitimate to me. Lots of weakly struck "IN GOD WE TRUST" 1932 S's. Probably just die wear.

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.ph ... ot_No=3597

That one has an as weak or weaker "IN GOD WE TRUST" than the ebay lot.

I'm really not seeing any "cover up" next to the nose.

Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:24 pm
by Thogey
If that's a good coin, someone got a solid deal.

Re: A Great Deal on a 1932s .............NOT

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:26 pm
by rakattack
Thogey wrote:If that's a good coin, someone got a solid deal.

I'm assuming the OP is referring to the smudge to the west of the nose. From here it looks like a water spot. JMHO

It also has some d@mn ugly carbon spots too.

I must add that it looks like an added mintmark. I don't know squat about these but the area around the mintmark looks lower than the rest of the coin as if someone scraped it. I wouldn't buy the coin.