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| What Type Of Error Is This $1?
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Igor22
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United States
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 Posted 12/10/2022 12:02 pm
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Thank you all for the replies....as stated, I am not knowledgeable in Notes.
Unfortunately this is another example of my Grandparents being duped on their gift purchases over the years. Many times I had received "Rare Error" coins as gifts my Grandparents had found on eBay, which were actually just damaged coins described as errors. After I had come across the eBay invoice at my Grandparents house for the "Rare Error" (Road Kill) coin I was gifted the week before, I tracked down the seller and got the money back...which I left in a random drawer at the Grandparents house. At that point I had convinced the Grandparents that numismatics gifts would be best purchased directly from the US Mint. The next 5 years of birthday and Christmas gifts were Proof Sets, Mint Sets, and the occasional Silver Eagle. I never told the Grandparents about the actual evaluations of the gifted "Error" coins or the mysterious cash that showed up in the kitchen drawer.
Thank you all again for your knowledge. |
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| What Type Of Error Is This $1?
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Igor22
Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
Posted 12/10/2022 02:18 am
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I'm not very knowledgeable in Notes. I received this $1 many years ago, and not sure of the exact terminology of the error.....I'm just guessing it is miscut, due to the front and back printing being perfectly aligned together. Not sure....can any of you help identify? Is this a good candidate for Grading/Certification, or are these sort of common among collectors? Any ideas of value?
I've always liked the different serial numbers on the far left vs the serial numbers in the center. Sorry for the slight blur in the photos, but I refuse to remove the Note from the holder.
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| Fun Thread--Worst Coins On Ebay, Etsy, Craigslist, And Other Buying Sites!
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Igor22
Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
Posted 11/12/2022 12:18 pm
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Those listings... what a joke.
It truly gets under my skin when coming across these very blatant PMD coins the seller claims to be "Errors".
Many years ago, my grandparents would give me coins as gifts for birthday, Christmas and so on. Not having any involvement in numismatics, they had no idea of what was or wasn't "Rare" or an "Error". Being the very trusting, very church going couple, they oftentimes would take the word of anyone as truthful until they had a reason not to. Many times the gift coins I had received from my grandparents were damaged coins from a seller that told them the coins were "Rare Errors". It had gotten to a point that I told my grandparents to only purchase from the US Mint or the very large (largest in State) coin/precious metals shop that is nearby if they wish to buy coin gifts. My grandfather was a stickler for keeping/printing receipts, one of which I came across that was for the purchase of the "Rare Error" 1987 Washington Quarter for $35, my grandparents had given to me as a gift the month before, which was nothing but a "Road rash" coin. I was able to research the seller (Etsy), and found his full name, address and other interesting information involving law enforcement. I was successful on recovering the $35 and put the cash in the "Junk Drawer" of my grandparents kitchen, where they would eventually find it....never telling them what I had done.
I understand selling an odd looking coin, but many of these sellers purposely create these garbage coin listings to prey on people like my grandparents....it takes a lot of integrity to be such a scum bag.
I found another garbage coin seller. After looking over the well over 100 coin listings from this seller, I'm almost 100% positive every coin listed is damaged, and not any sort of error as claimed.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/akghay0?os...221012160525
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
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United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/10/2022 9:18 pm
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He's been wiped again for now.
Thank you....and please continue. He/She is now listing normal minted coins and describing them as known errors....Example - 88 Lincoln as 88 Lincoln with reverse of 89, and Floating Roof/No FG. |
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
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United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/09/2022 11:45 am
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Igor22- The seller is known to visit this site, which has been mentioned by name in your email, and is most likely aware of this thread. I think the play you describe is a risky one and probably won't work out as you've detailed in writing on a public site.
Yes, I am aware of that, hence why I said the seller is on to me, due to our previous messages.....it wouldn't work if I was to put idea into play. |
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
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United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/09/2022 10:04 am
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| The seller now knows that I am on to the scam he/she is running, otherwise it would teach him/her a quick lesson to purchase one of the listed coins, make the payment via PayPal (no longer an eBay owned payment system or a preferred payment method of eBay), after receiving the coin start a "Not as Described Dispute". eBay always sides with the buyer when a dispute has been raised. It would then cost the seller $5 for the return shipping with tracking, and due to the current ebay policy, the final selling fee will not be refunded when the item was disputed. That would cost him/her a good chunk of cash from a $1200 sale that was originally created to be a scam listing. |
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
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United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/09/2022 12:25 am
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This guy I will say again, came on here looking for opinions on his coins.. Go figure another loser who can't listen to honesty.. He / she should also be booted from the site..
Sorry, I forgot to attach the screenshot to my message.
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
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United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/09/2022 12:22 am
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This guy I will say again, came on here looking for opinions on his coins.. Go figure another loser who can't listen to honesty.. He / she should also be booted from the site..
I remembered seeing the "Apostrophe Lincoln Cent" he/she had posted here in the forum asking if the coin was an error. Despite getting many replies that the coin has "Plating Debris" and not really considered to be an error and has no extra value, he/she listed the same "Apostrophe Lincoln Cent" as a "1991' Mistake Cent" and in the description the coin has a DDO and an extra 1 by the date.
He/she first had the coin listed as "1991/w Apostrophe Lincoln Cent One of a Kind Mint Error" and I had called him/her out in a message asking why he/she has the coin listed as an error when he/she was told in the forum the coin was not an error. He/she replied that he/she didn't care what anyone says.....see attached screenshot of my question and his/her reply.
So this seller is not only not very knowledgeable on the subject of numismatics, but also is a liar, and looking to swindle. He/she knows these coins are not errors, and is falsely describing them as errors. I very much agree that he/she should be booted from this forum and eBay. |
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/08/2022 7:26 pm
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As far as stamps, I have no power. Anything in the coin category I can handle pretty quickly.
Thank you again. This scammer is rather relentless. All of his listings were removed, relists the coins that were removed, and added a couple more "Priceless and Rare" damaged coins. |
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
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United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/08/2022 10:20 am
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Something I don't understand is that surely these sellers realise that the only people likely to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars / pounds on a coin are serious collectors, who are also the people likely to know a coin's true value. I can't imagine any non-collector suddenly buying a coin on eBay for $800, unless it was something like a gold sovereign for a special gift, in which case I am sure they would do their research in advance and find out what a fair price should be.
For years my grandparents would give me coins as a gifts a couple time a year. Unfortunately, many times my grandparents would give me what they were believing to be as "Rare" or "One of a Kind Error" that they had spent a good amount of money on. I never had the heart to tell them that roadrash coins are not errors, and dark colored clad coins are likely environmental exposure damaged. With the help of a cousin, we were able to track down some of the sellers and got refunds for these coins that were very over paid and quietly returned the money to our grandparents.
When I come across listings such as these, it makes me reflect on the many coins my grandparents had been scammed over..... especially a seller such as this, that has used an online forum to post photos and ask opinions about possible error coins, received replies that the coins are PMD and the seller creates listings for the same coins as "Rare Error" and so on after being told the coins are not errors at all.
We can clearly see the intentions of this seller is nothing more than to scam people and make a quick buck. |
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| How To Deal With And Report Fraudulent Coin Sellers?
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Igor22
Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
Posted 01/08/2022 09:58 am
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I got all his listings removed, he relisted some, working on those now.
Thank you. You are correct, the seller is continuing to relist the same coins and stamps, and has added a little to the description lashing out, blaming others for his listings being removed, and that he/she will continue to relist after being removed.
The seller has shown that these listings are nothing more than scams looking to make a quick buck. Especially after asking for opinions of a possible "error coin" here in this forum, and received replies that the coins are PMD or Plating Debris and not errors....later listing the same coins as "Extremely Rare Error" "One of a Kind Error" and so on.
I would assume that eBay would get fed up with the defiance of the same items being relisted over and over after being removed. |
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| What Caused This Damage? 1965(P) Washington Quarter
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Igor22
Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
Posted 12/01/2021 10:30 am
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I am a lifelong collector of coins. At least once a year my Grandparents (before their passing) would give me individual coins or coin sets as a gifts for birthday, Christmas and so on. Many times they had given me "Rare Error Coins" they had bought online that were nothing more than damaged coins....a Road Kill Coin, a dark colored Bicentennial Quarter recovered by someone Metal Detecting and so on. Later finding out that these "Rare Errors" were purchased via eBay for $10 to $20 each from scumbag sellers that know they can take advantage of people like this.
I oftentimes search through the newly posted coin listings of eBay, and within minutes will come across a seller that has a pile of "Rare Error" coins that are very obvious PMD. Politely informing the seller of the mistaken evaluation of an error and asking to remove the listing usually falls on deaf ears, and the "Report" link is often a coin toss (no pun intended).
Just this morning I've come across a seller ( ribr_7409 ) that has 7 Error, Missing Clad Layer, or Improperly Annealed coins....some of which are "Sponsored" to gain more visibility. See the below screenshots of the listings all from the same seller.
Having better access to report such listings could very likely save some of the people that are very trusting of other people's word, such as how my Grandparents we're.
Yes, I understand that everyone needs to do their own research before making a purchase....and I also feel that "Research" should also be done by sellers before making claims of "Error" and such. Many of these sellers may not know any better and have been mistaken, but then will continue keeping the listing active after they have been given information and other examples of the coin being PMD.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?isR...7409&_sop=12
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