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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Do you have one of these cents, or are your just showing what info you found? These photos don't look like proof coins. Stick to info here for best results.  ça va bien aller
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Normal business strike. John1  ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
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Valued Member
United States
76 Posts |
Was asking the opinion of this supposed "No S" Proof LMC seen in a listing and also provided a screenshot of the many other supposed "Error" coins from the same seller. But to answer your question......Yes, I do have many of these "No Mint Mark" 1973 Lincoln Cent coins. But I don't claim they are "No S" Proof coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All the coins shown from that seller's site are worth one-to-two cents each, aside from the 2002 proof which should sell for $1 to $5.
All the rest are just common basic cents.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with all above. So many photos, but the ones at the top are business strike as best I can tell.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3408 Posts |
 with atticguy every listing. You can advertise on ebay whatever you want. That's not saying it's true. Just a seller to stay away from.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8977 Posts |
Those auctions are either deliberate sucker bait or someone who knows nothing about coins. I hope no one falls for any of them. So sad!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18340 Posts |
Not a proof. Not even close to being an impaired proof. Just a circulated business strike cent.
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Valued Member
United States
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Why are these very blatant claims allowed to be on eBay? If someone made such false claims of any other item(s), they would be removed very quickly. I understand it is the buyers duty to know what they are buying, but how is trying to pass off a Philadelphia minted LMC as a No S Proof any different than someone offering a fake Chinese LV Purse as genuine? Since we are mostly seasoned coin collectors here in this forum, how would any of you feel if your Grandparents, Parents, Children, or Friend was to buy one of the "Error" coins from this buyer as a gift for you? One of your loved ones knows you enjoy coin collecting, and despite having very little knowledge of Numismatics decided to purchase a "Rare Error" coin for your collection...spending easily 1000 times over the actual value for a coin you will very likely not be adding to your collection. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The best we can do is keep out eye open and report each one as we see it to eBay. With all the listings that are added everyday, I'm sure it is a nightmare to certify each and every new listing.
So the best thing to do is report it here, with the listing web address so we all can go visit and click on that little, "report this listing" link and bring it to eBay's attention that way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Igor how noble of you to volunteer for this job. Please start a new thread in a month and let us know how this works out for you.  You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Valued Member
United States
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Igor how noble of you to volunteer for this job. That is an easy attitude to have until it happens to someone you know or one of your Family Members. Sort of like ignoring or thinking a drug or alcohol problem will just go away on its own. Or believing "that type of thing happens to other people", until it strikes close to home. Sellers like that is what turns off new collectors to the hobby and is a huge disservice to the Numismatics hobby in a whole. Ask any Coin Shop Owner or Employee about how many weekly customers enter the shop holding coins and have a misconception of their coins value due to seeing the misleading listings, or have purchased from a seller like this..... depending on the size of shop, very likely a few to 100s weekly. Back as early as the 90s or early 2000s, Coin Shop customers would enter the Shop asking for the value of a coin(s), now since the internet is so widely used as a vehicle of Numismatics scams, many of the customers enter the shop telling the Owner/Employees the value, and will argue....despite having very little knowledge or have done zero research except for eBay listings.
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Valued Member
United States
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Buyer Beware!! Especially on EBAY!!
I've learned that lesson the hard way. Ignorance is no excuse.
That's why I joined this Coin Community! To know better, next time.
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Valued Member
United States
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Was looking on "the bay" for DMPL listings of a certain coin (can't remember which year/denom). I was amazed to find that all the listings had the term DMPL in their description, but NONE of the graded coins indicated DMPL... or even PL on the slab! Beware the bay!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The 2002-S cent looks like a fingerprint on it. So it is no where near that value.
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