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Valued Member
United States
54 Posts |
Some of them look pretty good... I'll admit to being tempted to get one just to fill the hole in my Dansco until I can afford the real deal. it does make me more wary about spending money on the "real" deal in the first place, though.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Luxembourg
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A person from China may not know the general low value of these in the United States, so in my opinion it is not fair to blast the seller.
The coins are clearly marked Replica, so the seller is doing nothing wrong. Anybody buying anything this seller offers in the belief that it is a valuable coin is obviously not a knowledgeable collector. There have been many threads in the past regarding these, and I unfortunately don't feel sympathetic to those who have been ripped off buying coins like this. They obviously have not studied coins and do not feel like doing research on what they're buying. Don't let yourself being mislead. You can ask him to leave away the word replica and he will most probably be happy to provide as many unmarked fakes as you want. He has to mention it is a replica to prevent ebay from banning his auctions. You will find these copies being sold on ebay on a regularly basis without the mention "Replica" or "Copy". |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i can understand someone wanting to buy a repicla of an ultra rarity such as a 1913 liberty or something (like the electrotyping they used to do in the old days), but for more common coins the so called replica business is bad news and promotes wanton counterfiting.
-XoG
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Pillar of the Community
Philippines
1156 Posts |
incredibly bad looking replica
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
But the postage and handling are FREE.
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
That makes me REAL mad! I absolutely LOVE Mercury dimes. It infuriates me that some fool would make fake ones.  - coincrazed |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
968 Posts |
On his feedback there are several comments saying the coin received was not marked as a replica, thereby making it a counterfeit.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
I wonder how many of the people leaving that feedback realize that THEY are the ones breaking the law and not the Chinese manufacturer.
Most of these manufacturers show marked pieces but ship the coins unmarked.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1659 Posts |
I buy junk silver all the time. If I buy a roll of dimes for example, I'll usually just count the coins and make sure it is a full roll and all the edges look right (and obviously look for any overlooked key dates!). Then they get put away in my safe. I guess I'll have to start giving even common junk silver more scrutiny.
I used to think that only rare key dates were worth the time and trouble to counterfeit. Not so anymore...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
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I used to think that only rare key dates were worth the time and trouble to counterfeit. Not so anymore... Actually if you go to places in China where they're cranking out these (I know... I'm from around there...), there are the rare dates, too, but also plenty of 1921 Morgans, common-date Peace dollars and all sorts of fakes. I guess for them, as long as they make a profit from the pig-iron they use, the wear on dies and machines, they would be happy. Now for the ones who are specifically making fake rare-date coins and knowingly passing them off in the US, that's bad. I guess that's why I collect banknotes (less fakes! :D) Also, shipping from China to the US costs around $2, so this seller isn't making much. Is he padding his rating? Possibly... |
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Valued Member
United States
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Personally I think this is all garbage. Fakes are fakes regardless as to whether they are marked or not. I would hate to find out if some of the coins I have paid for, good money at that, are fakes. The collection I have wouldn't be very good to me as I would be questioning every other coin I have. This is junk and blatantly wrong. Quote:
Also, shipping from China to the US costs around $2, so this seller isn't making much. Is he padding his rating? Possibly... It's quite possible that he is padding his rating to start selling fakes and counterfiets as real. Edited by Canadiansailor
05/07/2010 03:25 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wonder how many of the people leaving that feedback realize that THEY are the ones breaking the law and not the Chinese manufacturer.
Most of these manufacturers show marked pieces but ship the coins unmarked. I don't think that is completely true. If the seller is advertising them as having "copy" or "replica" marked on them then the buyer can't be blamed if they arrive without the mark. Now if the buyer keeps them it would technically be a crime. While it may not be illegal for the coins to be made in China, the seller is breaking US law when he sends one of the unmarked coins into the US. The fact that the US government can't get to these sellers (unless China eventually decides to cooperate) doesn't mean the seller's aren't breaking US law. |
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Pillar of the Community
Philippines
1156 Posts |
really incredibly bad looking replica..
it's amazing it still sells!
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New Member
United States
35 Posts |
That was SUCH a bad copy!
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Valued Member
United States
300 Posts |
They're probably making more common date coins thinking they won't be under so much scrutiny, a rare or key-date coin would get a good looking at
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Posted 05/02/2010 11:36 am
