| Author |
 Replies: 28 / Views: 3,593 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
513 Posts |
still tryin' to learn--what's the "tell" that it's fake?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
The over all look and details. Lol. It is hard to explain. I sent the seller a message telling him/her to remove the listing and to inform them it is fake.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
Oh yeah, and also the mm location.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1037 Posts |
If you look at the sellers Sold items, it shows the seller sold this cent on June 13, 2015 for $504. I am assuming the buyer returned it.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
The seller apparently bought it 5 years ago off of ebay. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1109 Posts |
Yeah, because I'd be selling a real S-VDB and take the kind of crap pics we see on that auction. I really think blurry or bad photos should be reason enough to block these listings. Sadly, someone will think they got a good deal on this if ebay (or the seller) doesn't yank it. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
I got the seller to take it down.  Edited by SilverStackerKid
06/21/2015 02:13 am
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
The two things that stand out to me are 1) the second 9 doeesn't look like a nine, and 2) the B in VDB seems to lack the characteristic downward-slanting crossbar. In any event, the pictures are so poor that you can hardly be sure of anything.
|
|
Forum Dad
 United States
24171 Posts |
It's "up there with 1 of the worst fakes you've ever seen," but you can't explain why? Sounds a bit reckless to me.
|
|
Forum Dad
United States
24171 Posts |
Quote:
Oh yeah, and also the mm location. I know the pics are terrible, but I see no evidence that the mint mark is wrong.   As for the B, I can't tell either way but my eyes are not the greatest. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1373 Posts |
I agree with Bobby; I've looked at it a few times and can't find anything that looked suspicious. Quote:
If you look at the sellers Sold items, it shows the seller sold this cent on June 13, 2015 for $504. I am assuming the buyer returned it. I've been to coin shows where a dealer may have 3, 4, or more 1909s-VDBs to sell. They aren't as rare as some people think, just held for a long time. |
|
Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
I'm not saying it's real but I'm not seeing any evidence it's a fake. You need to display a higher level of academic rigor, Drew. This is becoming a litany for us, and it's not cool.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1373 Posts |
PS: I'm not saying that it is definitely not a fake (it could be), just that I've seen many fall worse. Also, as far as mint marks, I heard that they were still being done manually back then, and I'm sure that an employee made several 'boo-boos' a day. I've seen mint marks up, down, left, right, cockeyed, and of course centered where they should be.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
Not necessarily the position, but the shape. The seller said they were taking it to a reliable coin dealer to get it authenticated. They seem to be pretty honest.
Edited by SilverStackerKid
06/21/2015 6:59 pm
|
|
Forum Dad
United States
24171 Posts |
Well the camera obviously moved during the shot, the entire image has motion blur so everything will appear wider.
|
| |
Replies: 28 / Views: 3,593 |
Posted 06/21/2015 12:24 am
