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Suspicious 1856 Flying Eagle

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 Posted 01/01/2015  12:02 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Paul Bulgerin to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
An 1856 Flying Eagle with fuzzy photos, a funny looking 6 and a seller with "0" feedback that is bid up to $1,425.

I'm no Flying Eagle expert, but this doesn't look good to me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1856-flying...em19f998ac77
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 Posted 01/01/2015  12:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SteveCaruso to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Zoiks! Bad pictures. Yeesh.

I wouldn't touch it with a 39.5' poll.
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 Posted 01/01/2015  12:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Lucky Cuss to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Anyone bidding that kind of money with those kind of photos of a raw example of one of the most commonly forged U.S. coins - well, what else is there to say?
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 Posted 01/01/2015  12:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add giorgio11 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Even with those super lousy pictures I am not feeling the love. Stay away, stay far, far away. This is a coin that should only be bought certified by 99% of collectors.

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 Posted 01/01/2015  1:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rbarn64850 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Definitely stay away. I can't believe this has gone so high without at least good photos. Either some shills are bidding it up or there's a lot of suckers out there.
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In the early days of ebay, I could get good deals since many sellers either could not post decent pictures or had no pictures. In today's world for a coin that if authentic would be high value, crappy pictures are just a total red flag. Plus, there is a reason this is not in a TPG holder. Zero feedback doesn't help, but we all had that at one time.
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 Posted 01/01/2015  2:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pennynickelguy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
$5336, hope it's the real deal...
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Winning bidder paid over 5 grand for it. hope for his sake it's genuine. but I don't think so.
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I suspect the seller's ebay account will be quickly deleted.
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I hope so, but I'm not holding my breath.
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He has to sell that suspicious 1909s v.d.b. first.
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And, don't forget about his counterfeit 1877 Indian cent:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Indian-head...em19f99c2be0

Love the way he has 2 real cheap Indian cents thrown in on the deal to make it look legit.
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Very suspicious. But the 1909 s vdb looks like it might be real. If it's a fake, it's a good fake.
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Oh yeah, also I noticed he doesn't take returns.

I agree, stay far, far away...
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the buyer's account looks like a hijacked account.
I think the sale was rigged.
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I do due diligence on a $40 coin, and these guys throw 5k at the wind. Wow!
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