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Valued Member
Canada
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Can someone checkout ebay auction number 260867194494 It's a 1921 nickel, but it just does not look right. Are there known counterfeits of the 1921 nickel? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
902 Posts |
This is not much to go by.  However I'm sure there are many fakes of this coin. |
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Valued Member
Canada
389 Posts |
Called a couple of coin shops, they said they havent seen a fake before so I'm guessing its real..
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Valued Member
Canada
272 Posts |
Well by all means go ahead and purchase it, as for myself I wouldnt touch it with a 10 foot pole..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
899 Posts |
Yes there are fake 1921 nickels, check out MM's counterfeit coins on the RCMP site.
Listings like this that do not show both sides of a coin "Especially" a rare 1921 5 cent I would be suspect of and stay away from...
Edited by D
10/06/2011 5:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
972 Posts |
A coin as rare as that and no picture of the obverse? lol. No description of the coins condition? But it does come with free shipping. haha
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Valued Member
Canada
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Valued Member
 Canada
287 Posts |
The 1921 nickels on that site dont resemble the ebay nickel. The 9 is very different. Guess that answers my question though.. there are clearly fakes out there. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
576 Posts |
There are hundreds of fake 1921 five cent pieces floating about in Canada. Be careful. And be careful with any EF plus Victorian, Edward or George V silver coin. The key date fakes especially are very much alive across the country.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Where is the face of the coin!I smell a rat deal,ask for more pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1666 Posts |
Well the newly added obverse pic looks good, but it does not seem to be of the same coin. The wear on the original reverse pic simply does not match up with the condition of the new obverse pic.
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10/07/2011 12:11 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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I agree with the majority of you that think that this coin is fake. There are probably thousands of fakes floating around out there of this key date. If you are seriously interested, I would contact the seller for better photos, and ask if he/she would be willing to send it in for certification. If not, then STAY AWAY. It is not worth risking thousands of dollars on a chance that it could be real.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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He's lifted the photos using google,the coin he shows he doesn't own.He's probably Googling right now for better photos,in case someone should request them.
SCAM.
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10/07/2011 01:45 am
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Moderator
 Canada
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The coin pictured is not fake. The seller is trying to auction the digital image of someone else's coin... unless you like throwing away money, do not bid on this coin.
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New Member
Canada
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I own the coin from the Icollector auction. So beware
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