This is really dumb. If he even slightly suspected it was real, he would have had it authenticated by a TPGS. Then he could have tried for about $15 to 20 Thousand dollars. Why mess around for hundreds when could have made thousands. Easy, he too suspects it is a fake.
Either the mint mark was created by carefully reworking the metal in the mintmark area OR it is a "D" mint mark that has been soldered on to a genuine coin.
The discoloration around the mint mark is a huge red flag.
A comparison to known graded coins indicates it is a fake. I reported it th ebay. I can't sit by and watch someone lose ther hard earned money on this coin.
Funny enough, I checked the listing this morning, and it was still up. Had $250+ in bids, too.
Maybe there were enough reports for ebay to finally realize there was a problem. If I remember correctly, this is the day the listing would have ended. It was probably pulled at the last minute.
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