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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Based on his commentary, he seems to know how rare a 16-D is.
But based on everything else, he doesn't have a clue as to how to regard a real 16-D in this condition.
A little knowledge is a ridiculous thing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You should contact seller saying it's almost 100% fake.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2214 Posts |
Ed, what makes you say it's not a good fake?
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Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
Why hasn't he had it TPG'd? Avoid. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
58 Posts |
A very poor fake. The facial proportion and the nose are not correct.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2214 Posts |
Here is his response when I asked him how much he paid for and that it could be a fake:
"I didn't pay thousands for it and that is why I put in my description that is a very commonly altered coin. The only way to know for sure is to have it graded."
In other words... "I know nothing!" --Sgt. Schultz
Edited by jpsned
11/08/2014 11:51 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2214 Posts |
So what is the consensus? Is it a complete forgery or is it a 16-P with a D added?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2214 Posts |
Quote:Why hasn't he had it TPG'd? Because then he wouldn't be able to sell it as a possibly genuine coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
This is really dumb. If he even slightly suspected it was real, he would have had it authenticated by a TPGS. Then he could have tried for about $15 to 20 Thousand dollars. Why mess around for hundreds when could have made thousands. Easy, he too suspects it is a fake.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7631 Posts |
The coin is genuine, the mint Mark is not.
Either the mint mark was created by carefully reworking the metal in the mintmark area OR it is a "D" mint mark that has been soldered on to a genuine coin.
The discoloration around the mint mark is a huge red flag.
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Valued Member
United States
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A comparison to known graded coins indicates it is a fake. I reported it th ebay. I can't sit by and watch someone lose ther hard earned money on this coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2214 Posts |
The dime has disappeared. Hope that's a good sign.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Funny enough, I checked the listing this morning, and it was still up. Had $250+ in bids, too.  Maybe there were enough reports for ebay to finally realize there was a problem. If I remember correctly, this is the day the listing would have ended. It was probably pulled at the last minute. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is this the same coin relisted here? The seller says that ebay pulled the listing and he now states that the D is added. http://www.coincommunity.com/go/f1.asp?target=http://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-D-Mercury-Dime-D-ADDED-/191407137231?&hash=item2c90c121cf |
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