But what about the location? The mint mark is so far down and to the right. Was that common. I'm not a wheatie expert.
Quote:
Who would spend hours doctoring a low-grade coin anyway?
I can get a 1909
Wheat penny for $3.35 and free shipping on
ebay. If adding an "S" mint mark makes it worth $100, someone could spend quite a few hours and make it worthwhile.
I've seen the same sort of thing in stamps. It's the stamps in the $50 to $100 range that get faked the most because many buyers just accept them and place them in their album. The $1000 stamps (and coins) are more likely to be sent in for a cert, so faking them is not as lucrative. For the sellers of the $50 to $100 fake stamps, they just apologize profusely, say they can't BELIEVE they missed that, and refund ALL your money including shipping back to them. If at least half the buyers keep the item and the ones that return it are happy with a full refund, you can maintain 100% feedback.
Why do it to a low-grade coin? To keep the purchase price in the $50 to $100 range.
Edited by larsdog
08/01/2013 5:28 pm
Posted 08/01/2013 09:00 am
