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Valued Member
Australia
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is this coin fake it looks to good to be real
[eBayItem]280863615617[/eBayItem]
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Moderator
 United States
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/280863615617Not real, and plainly so. The P and L are too close to the buff's back. The rear leg is too strong. The known roughness below the stomach is not present. They even removed too much of the front leg; a real coin has the hairy part of the upper leg still showing about to the level of the other front leg. Silly. 
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
For the record, I'm going to contact the buyer and give him a chance to do the right thing before I have it removed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
Fake as a $3 bill. Buffalo Bill that is. ;-)
Looks like a "buffed" 3-legged buffalo, too (as in buffed the leg off with a dremmel), though I'd need better pics and to view it on something other than my tiny iPhone screen to be sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
Not to mention that is is circulated, not a "Gem BU".
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
I contacted him, and he politely replied that he's sure it's real. So, I reluctantly reported it; he doesn't strike me as a crook.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I reported as well and wrote the seller. This is an altered coin, the front leg has been ground then polished off to deceive. An authentic 3 legged Buffalo nickel has certain characteristics that are unique to the coin. One being that E PLURIBUS UNUM is supposed to be a noticeable distance from the bison's back, easily seen without the use of a magnifying glass. This is a normal 1937 D nickel where the E PLURIBUS UNUM is almost touching the bison's back. Late edit: Yep, some people just have such closed minds and believe what they want to believe. response Quote:
helloi have the coin in my handsthese coin is not replica3 coin dealer has
been checkedsorrybut this is the original coin Edited by TNG
04/14/2012 5:48 pm
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Moderator
United States
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All I can say is, I hope ebay removes the listing before someone who doesn't know well enough makes a 4-figure mistake. |
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United States
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I also reported it to get things moving.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
All gone. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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helloi have the coin in my handsthese coin is not replica3 coin dealer has
been checkedsorrybut this is the original coin True it is now gone but with a reply like this, I'll be it will reapear eventually. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
256 Posts |
Didn't they grind too much of the leg off as well? I'm trying to learn the differences so please chime in.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Posted 04/14/2012 1:01 pm
