| Author |
 Replies: 10 / Views: 1,995 |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-S-VDB-...em4af137bbfaWay too low of a price for an authentic 1909 S VDB to be selling at, not to mention it's a BIN with NO returns. Fields have no scratches other than the primary damage in which I'm sure the counterfeiter caused themselves just to make the coin look old and circulated, but still will end up making quite a bit of money in the end. There's die bubbles going on above "Liberty" too. The fields are just too clean. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-S-VDB-...em2ee694f31bBad pictures, yes I know. Mintmark is too big though. Coin is highly polished. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-s-VDB-...em2ca235d472A good counterfeit at that. The reverse fields are clean of scratches and so is the obverse. Yes the lighting is terrible, but you can still see from the reverse there's no scratches or marks in the fields. A key characteristic to a counterfeit. Oh and, the seller has a randomly typed/generated username, 0 feedback, and joined 6 days ago!
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
94367 Posts |
Sharp eye. It does not match any of the 4 well-established obverse dies (especially the MM relative to the tail of the first 9), and the crossbar of the B in "VDB" does not appear to dip. Fake.  Edited by Coinfrog
09/25/2015 6:11 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
975 Posts |
On the third auction you listed, I saw where Mr. Zero Feedback boldly states "It is an authentic coin with almost no wear and has a pleasing red to brown color with few contacts or imperfections."  |
|
Moderator
Canada
10449 Posts |
Thanks for reporting, I'll pass the word up the food chain.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
19721 Posts |
All look to have been nuked! YAY!  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1591 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
4932 Posts |
I get a slight feeling an ebay moderator saw this thread...LOL! Immediately gone, thank you! And so is Biedercoins' link too! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
very sad...this last one above one has 25 bids and it's up to $530
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
19721 Posts |
Quote:
Bad pics on this one, but reminds me of the coins on the no-no site.
As it should, it's fake. So many people buying these chinese fakes and putting them on ebay. 
|
|
Forum Dad
United States
23808 Posts |
I bet the TPGs are making a killing on "no grade" coins. People have got to be buying these at flea markets and such and sending them in.
|
| |
Replies: 10 / Views: 1,995 |
|
Posted 09/25/2015 6:41 pm
