Somebody Got Ripped Off 1914-D Lincoln

This is an obvious 1944-D Lincoln altered to look like a 1914-D. The gap between the "9" and the "1" is an obvious give away. Further, all genuine 1914-D Lincolns have a style of mintmark that matches all Denver cents produced from 1911-17. It is a much small D than the one used on the 1944-D cents.

It is amazing how some people just cannot see what they are looking at. One would think that after looking at so many of them for the right one the gap in between the 9 and 1 is more than it should would be instantly noticeable.

The buyer of this coin is getting no empathy from me as he should have known what fake 1914-D cents look like before he bid on this coin.

As we've all said at one time or another on here....Knowledge and experience is everything; or buy the book before the coin.

These phrases really come into play when purchasing coins on ebay.
Personally, before I even consider buying a coin on ebay, I assume it's counterfeit.
I don't have any exceptions to this rule either. Even if it's a coin from a dealer I've purchased from in the past.
When, and if the coin passes the diagnostics and arrives at my home, it goes straight to the dial caliper and scale. Finish it off by double checking the diognostics and grade.
It never goes straight into a hole in an album!

Paranoid, maybe.