Beware

Charlton catelogue claims only 75 of this same piece remain. The remainder of them got melted down even before they made circulation and were used to make the 1929.
I would think this item would have been certified years and years ago, and in private collectors hands.
I hate to be skeptical by the signs of fraud are all there.

The seller has already ended the listing so I think they probably do have good intentions. Looking at the previous items sold by the seller, they seem to be a sell-it-all flea market type so they probably do not have a solid knowledge of coins.

Scubu,,,I find it tough to swallow that this seller did not have any mallicious intent posting this item. Plain and simple.
I can browse every item they have listed, and they have clearly defined the mintage, wether it was scarce, the silver content....etc, so they clearly demonstrated that they do their research and that they have an understanding of what they have.

I suggest to you, they were hoping that uneducated buyers would incorrectly fill in the blanks themselves and feel they have found a diamond in the rough, in which it would start a bidding frenzy.
Sorry, I'm not a ebay or coin dealer, but I do know alot of the tricks of the ebay listing trade.
This one's a text book example of that scenerio. In addition I find it very suspect that hey continiusly use the numismatic grading term VERY FINE in their listing heading, without some intent of attempting to prompt these same uneducated buyers of what type of grade they got.
If the seller is an aquaitance of yours, I apologize, but I (along with some other collectors I have just spoken to) weren't born yesterday.

Wow a 1921 and for only 99 cents and no takers

Maybe the buyers are smarter than we thought!
Notice the auction is now ended with no bids.

Shawn, I know for a fact this coin is counterfeit. I am a member of another forum, and the coin is riddled with issues. I knew is was counterfeit just by the date and condition and availability of the coin,,and that was even before knowing about the details indicated below.

Quote: This one has all the markers known for fake George V 50 cents from one of the busy Chinese counterfeiters. 1) The lowest point in the "0" in 50 is incomplete... 2) The 2nd Leaf to the Low Right side of the bow, is incomplete, almost missing the top left side of it. 3) The "9" is a full complete loop, it is not supposed to be...

It would be interesting to see where they got it..and considering the obvious fact they know a little bit more about coins then some people tend to believe, how it still got listed in the manner it did.
Have a look in the Charlton, or trend for a 1921 fifty cent....even the worst grade is worth 5 figures,so the bells should have rang right at that moment.

It really concerns me the amount of counterfeit coins that have saturated the market over the past 4 years, most of which are originating from China. Meanwhile ebay continues to turn a blind eye as all they car about is collecting their listing fees. No social responsibility what so ever.

I am in the position now that my collection only requires the more expensive key dates, in which I will will normally only purchase them if I personally have them in my hand. I feel sorry for those that do not have that flexibility.

I have no intention of slandering this seller what so ever, (In fact without going back to the listing I cant even remember the sellers full ebay handle), however I am going to ascertain that I personally always stay clear of his listings.

I would be very interested to hear what the seller has to say about this. It is very questionable to say the least.

The story behind the listing would be interesting, like how did he end up with it in the first place. Secondly what was he thinking when he listed it.
The pretenion of brushing it off as just a coin they don't need for their collection , must be quite the collection.
Interesting expirement, to watch how quick the community was on this.