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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow...can you furnish a link? Why people would shell out good money for something unknown in the states...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks for those links! This is the first time I've seen these, and I cannot find a single reference at the big auction house Heritage--which kind of underscores these are not actual trial pieces. Then there's this page describing forgeries. There's a lot of fakes of these Hawaiian coins out there, so these plate strikes could be spin-off from that?  That's just what I found so far--if anyone knows more, please chime in! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What do you make of these coins? I'm not an expert on US commems, but something looks "off" about those--maybe others will chime in? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Alibaba strikes again...... (20140630) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed/item/1883-HAWAII-HALF-DOLLAR-COPPER-COIN-COPY-FREE-SHIPPING/651312811.html  guess I can't link but go check aliexpress.... Edited by amida17
07/24/2014 12:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1924 Peace dollar for sale currently is fake. The 4 has a curved diagonal to it whereas an authentic one is straight. The Cleveland half hair had way to many strands compared to an authentic one. This seller was mentioned in this thread, https://goccf.com/t/182649 I'd avoid this seller just too many red flags and things that make me suspicious of any coin he/she is selling. Edited by MeadowviewCollector
07/24/2014 1:28 pm
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Hi Meadowview Collector, Thanks for your input. It is what I suspected but did not have the knowledge to be certain. I think that simply avoiding this ebay seller is not the best solution because many other innocent people have already been stung for large amounts of money and will continue to be so. ebay need to be notified by a recognized numismatist about what is going on. For the record I did not buy my coin plate from this website. |
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United States
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Good info thanks everyone.
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Pillar of the Community
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eBay need to be notified by a recognized numismatist about what is going on. It does little good to report it to ebay since they disbanded the CCW. This seller is slick doing short listing times for his sale. By the time ebay gets around to acting, the sales are over. -MV |
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Hi MV, There is truth in what you are saying. I imagine ebay is motivated by profit above all else. |
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New Member
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Interesting that the ebay seller of the 'hawaii half dollar testing strike plates' as well as other US 'rare' coins has now stopped trading and blocked public access to his feedback profile which has a number of negative comments. |
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United States
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In my opinion, I would avoid the item. I previously investigated the item. It can be readily purchased from China. http://thehawaiiananumismatist.com/...attern-test/Compare the design elements with an actual Kingdom of Hawaii coin and you will see the issue. |
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