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Valued Member
Canada
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Came across this 111312296024 on the E Bay, looks to me like a typical pinch job. opinions? |
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Moderator
 United States
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 looks like some tried to make an error |
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Valued Member
 Canada
210 Posts |
a real shame,that there has to be people that intentionally  try to con, and tarnish the hobby. Check out the price! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I think so.
They can be produced between two flat faced surfaces, proceeding in opposite directions, with the coin rolled in a horizontal position in between.
Reeded edges can be impressed by this method, or (mostly) removed.
I have used a cheaper method: just file the reeding off, then finish with a fine emery paper, then lightly hammer to remove the fine file marks. The coin will end up being very slightly under weight. I have done this, just for fun, but it is really a waste of time.
It is all a con!
The error if deliberate is with the seller, or if found from circulation, just plain does not know. If WE don't recognize these sorts of 'shed' jobs, that is incompetence. That is good justification for the existence of the CCF, so that we may educate ourselves.
It is the unknowing buyer (as always) that is suckered.
"Never give a sucker an even chance". That is extremely unfair and very dishonest, in my opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That coin has been hanging around the 'bay for a while, so hopefully it never will sell.
Sel: Right on, my friend. Education is all our jobs, so that we greatly reduce the amount of times anyone gets stung.
Thanks to flinflon john for opening this thread.
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Valued Member
Canada
210 Posts |
Hopefully, every one here will keep there eyes open, and not be afraid to post, even if they might be wrong.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
329 Posts |
the one I liked best was the wrong metal cent, nickle and dime. throw them on the stove burner and you get a golden cent and bluish nickle and dime. that one sold for.. I forget, but someone got ripped. (ps if you do this, wear goggles in case theres an air bubble and it blows up in your face.)
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Canada
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Pinch jobs are good exercise for the hands, much more effective than squeezing tennis balls...  "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
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Posted 04/03/2014 12:00 am
