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67_JDA_67
New Member
United States
4 Posts |
 Posted 11/29/2021 2:47 pm
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Ok,
1st, I posted this out of a sense of 'duty' or trying to help people not to get ripped off. Not for any other reason, nor have I purchased anything from this person(s), or been ripped-off myself, I assure you this was done perfectly altruistically.
2nd, I could not post the high-resolution pics here, as there's some 300kb limit, so you'll have to look at the originals on eBay. Really, follow the links, look at the seller, look at all the other items for sale by this seller ( including knock-off gold/silver coins that they are selling to others, and what are the others doing with the fake coins? I'm GUESSING but my gut tells me they're packaging them to look like graded coins and selling them to unsuspecting coin hunters... MY OPINION - your mileage may vary...
3rd, sellers can, and often do, update item listings after sales, which may have happened with the original link I posted to an item for sale, or on the other hand, I may have messed up and posted the wrong link... who knows ( I'm old... so it happens - please forgive any mistakes made, again I assure you they were made with the best intentions... )
4th, I'll try to double-check my info as I post, so as not to make any/and/or/more mistakes.
5th, I will post more "evidence" as time permits ( again I have a day job so be patient ), starting with this 5 minute search on same seller:
item: (buy it now) 2014 ( W ) American Silver Eagle $1 PCGS MS70 Struck at West Point Mint
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203585136950
Please, just look carefully at the NOSE shape / angle in the following 2 coins/items,
( if you follow the hi-res link for each it's easier to see, the images I can attach here are limited ):
link to original hi-res image on eBay for (IMHO fake coin):
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/x~4A.../s-l1600.jpg
300kb limited head shot (IMHO fake coin):
comparable item: (chosen at random, no this isn't mine, no I'm not paid to link to any of this)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224400057465
link to original hi-res image on eBay for COMPARABLE ITEM SAME DATE/MINT:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TJIA.../s-l1600.jpg
300kb limited head shot ( real coin ):
Ok, so that took me about 15 minutes that I'll never get back, so if you take a good long look at those 2 supposedly same issue coins and say even that the noses are the same, I'll shut up and move on... because honestly, I'm only trying to help and now I feel like I'm having to defend myself here, not my intention, and not my idea of a good time...
And in the end, I'm not saying that I'm not wrong, I'm not saying that I'm perfect, but even with my old eyes, I can see a difference in the quality of these coins... and I hope that you can too, and are not ever a victim in this or any other scam.
Thanks for your time, be safe out there, take the time to REALLY look at what you're buying online, and as always Happy Hunting! |
| | Forum: US Commemoratives and Non-Circulating Coinage (NCLT) Including Grading, Varieties, and Errors |
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| Be Careful Buying On Ebay Without Really Doing Your Homework.
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67_JDA_67
New Member
United States
4 Posts |
Posted 11/29/2021 12:12 am
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I found this obvious forgery/counterfeit today on eBay ( and have reported it to eBay as such... ), this seller is not only selling American Silver Eagle knock-offs, but they are mis-representing them as professionally graded ( by NGC ), see example posting:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203689392006
Compare this fake ( look especially at fine details like face and head shape
With this genuine:
Lesson is to be careful out there, do your research, stick to vetted sellers, and watch out for scammers.
P.S. be sure to report any bad-actor activity like this to eBay, there's a button right on each item post to do so...
Thanks for your attention,
and Happy Hunting!
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| | Forum: US Commemoratives and Non-Circulating Coinage (NCLT) Including Grading, Varieties, and Errors |
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| HI From The Newest Old Guy Collecting In Texas, USA
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67_JDA_67
New Member
United States
4 Posts |
Posted 11/28/2021 11:43 pm
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Hi,
Started collecting as a kid, took a long break, and now I'm back as an old guy... lots of things to learn to get back up to speed... wish me luck.
Thanks so much for having such a great community here, I'm sure I'll be able to learn a lot and hopefully gain some new friends in the process.
Happy Hunting to you all! |
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