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Another example of why one should put a decent stamp on extension for a cert if it doesn't have one. This was purchased from Apfelbaum some time ago as a MNH 579; turns out it is just a 70 cent mangled 599 coil. I won't admit what I paid for it.   |
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| Edited by Oracle of Delphi - 01/30/2021 2:34 pm |
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You sure have to have a sharp eye or a well-tuned perf gauge to notice those perfs as fake. They would never register as fake to my eye. I assume your seller will refund your money . . . ? |
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It's a bit small, which is always a red flag. But still not a bad job. It's probably more obvious from the reverse; no pressure ridges. |
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Well done in posting, we should see more of this,
however others are not so brave.
There should be no shame in being scammed.
Mine was paying $70 for a Turkish, which turned out a Cinderella.
I salute you.
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Had a number of problems with Apfelbaum stamps. They accepted my returns, but I haven't looked at anything from them in about 5 years. Not worth the repeated issues.
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Thank you for sharing Oracle. It is always a good service to remind fellow collectors of the minefields out there and that there is a cast of "the usual suspects" whose names come up repeatedly. |
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If someone was going to reperf it anyway, why didn't they reperf it 10 and try to sell it as the error??? |
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I like to count the perf holes along the top side of the image. There are 11 almost perfectly along the top, and well over 11.5 along the bottom. |
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And they are all mint stamps. If I was going to reperf a coil into one of these, I would find a used example with a date stamp from the appropriate time period. Much scarcer then mint examples. |
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Posted 01/30/2021 2:33 pm
