Counterfeit 1877 IHC On E-Bay

Despite the condition of the other 8 IHCs, a bidder should be able to compare and see that something is very wrong with the feathers, etc. I think the seller grouped this fake with badly worn/damaged authentic IHCs intentionally--to lower buyer expectations and keep scrutiny off the fake--but I'm suspicious that way.

Perhaps--but they know enough about 1877 to recognize a key date. It only takes a few minutes research on the internet to dismiss this as fake.

I don't buy anything on ebay outside the U.S.
This guy is obviously a scamster.

I agree that has to be one of the worst fakes. Someone is gonna be disappointed to hear the bad news. That coin sort of reminds me of the plastic play money coins that you can buy in the toy section.

You have got to be kidding me :o
If you are going to collect a certain series, learn everything you can about it before diving in and buying!
You wouldn't start buying Tiffany lamps without knowing how to spot fakes.

--I reported the OP auction a day ago.

All the reporting seems to not have been heard. A bidder sniped that lot for $350+. Just wait until they try to authenticate it or worse yet, foist it on another unsuspecting buyer as a genuine coin. Really interesting how greed almost always trumps good sense every time. It's not one of the modern Chinese forgeries, but I think from the 60s. Someone showed me a similar one with the same dark color and roughness to the lettering, and numerals in the date were way off as in the coin in this auction.

And if he changes his mind and refuses to take it back, are you going to go there? And then what?