1872 2 Cent Coin On Ebay. Thoughts?

Here is a closeup of the date from the ebay listing from the OP, Compared to the date on one of my coins that is in my Registry set. There are many differences in the date.

Excellent photos. First thing I did was to go to Heritage for a look-see.

certainly it was never a proof

Still posted on ebay, I along with several others have reported it. I used ebay directly, and our (supposedly no longer working) CCF report link. This is not a good sign for ebay lately, I've been seeing a lot more fakes posted for auction, especially in the past month or so.

I'm thinking it's time to compile a database of known counterfeit sales which ebay has been informed of and refused to act on, to provide the Secret Service.

Or at least, that's what we'll tell them. No law against compiling such a thing.

I do believe that it is time to step up our actions to protect our hobby. How many people will turn away from collecting coins because of the influx of counterfeits? What do you think your collection will be worth if there is no market? We could be looking at the leading edge of an eventual disaster in numismatics if this is allowed to continue.

So he threw away money. What sort of moral sense does it take to feel "better" about that by getting someone else to throw away money as well? I, for one, am getting sick and tired of telling new members that they just vaporized a big chunk of change because of unscrupulous sellers like this.

And, seller, if you're reading this thread, I meant to use that word. You now know better. You've been shown conclusive evidence. Yet you still offer the coin for sale. That's not only unscrupulous, but very much illegal.