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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some of the details look a bit weak compared to legit coins and as mentioned above the denticles & rims look a little off. This coin is guilty until proven innocent in my mind.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The mint mark is the biggest red flag to me. I am not convinced that it is genuine.
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Valued Member
United States
383 Posts |
Fake. I've gotten to where I'm suspicious of all silver coins with that cleaned/but dirty look. The MM was the clincher... rims/denticles look wrong also.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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3 large for a coin in a 2x2?  nlp coins, I'm glad someone besides me looks at denticles too. Edited by Celticsoul
01/18/2015 8:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mintmark placement is wrong compared to all the other examples I have seen. Based on that, the coin is fake in my opinion. As always, most key date coins on ebay that are not in TPG holders are not in holders for a reason. |
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United States
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 Yeah, the mm is messed up. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
The expression on her face looks funny to me, but no expert here.
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Valued Member
United States
172 Posts |
The Chinese Communists and Alibaba are going to kill this hobby if ebay does not do something. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1150 Posts |
Beyond the denticles, face and MM those perfect striations in the reverse fields have an unnatural look to them. Also, isn't there a way to report sellers of fakes to ebay or does ebay even care? Edited by mitchhailey
01/19/2015 12:08 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My guess is the Seller got wind of the item possibly being counterfeit and he ended the auction early by selling it to the highest bidder. As far as ebay is concerned, it's a 100% "Buyer Beware" venue again. The coin review boards are gone, the CSR's don't care and you can hit the "report this item" button all day long and nothing will get done. There may be some contact between people that have some inside access at ebay but for the rest of us peons we are on our own. Until ebay gets sued for knowingly allowing counterfiet items to be sold it is "business as usual" in eBayland The only way to truly protect yourself is only buy key date valuable coins from reputable sellers that have extended return periods. Slabbed coins are best. Until you know how to identify fake coins tread very lightly and keep your money safely tucked away. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3098 Posts |
I've decided to bookmark Aliexpress so I can check it out for fakes when I'm looking at coins on ebay. Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I knew the guy who bought this, but he wasn't 100% convinced it was fake. First thing I noticed was how the mint mark didn't look right, but I wasn't 100% sure either so I had to post it here. It appears enough of you guys here messaged the seller informing that he sold a fake coin. The seller messaged the buyer and appears to be working with him and he isn't out three grand anymore. Lesson learned? Let's hope so.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The easy way to check is on weight. aliexpress is not selling 1871-cc dollars for $5 that contain $12 worth of silver.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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