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smcc3573 New Member United States 38 Posts	Posted 08/25/2005 5:38 pm Saw this on ebay UK picture is terrible and the salestext is total BS, looks like a quarter eagle but the wings dont look right http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&rd=1 anyone want to hazard a guess Report this Post to the Staff

crystalk64 Pillar Of The Community 3147 Posts	Posted 08/25/2005 6:17 pm Rule of Thumb: If it doesn't look right, it probably isn't! The U.S. gold dollar is the MOST heavily counterfeited gold coin from this country. I know dealers who won't even buy them if they have been graded. Personally I have only purchased one in my 30 years of collecting and YES it was a counterfeit!!! I wouldn't touch this coin with a ten foot pole! Well I see now that it is NOT a gold dollar, my mistake, but with all the BS in the description and such a lousy photo that is apparently blurred on purpose I still wouldn't consider a bid on this coin. Edited by crystalk64 08/25/2005 7:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 08/25/2005 8:43 pm First of all the $1.00 gold coin was minted until 1889, not 1879. The 1880 has a low mintage, but so did many type III's and they do not have eagle reverses or are they so large. Now, this appears to maybe be a quarter eagle, again they were produced through 1907, not 1879 in Liberty form. The size looks about right for a Q/E. I would not buy a coin with the B.S. explanations and bad photo's displayed here. MikeP.S, the wing tips are to high and to close together for a Q/E and the shape and position of the eagle is all wrong for any gold coin I'm aware of!!!!!!! Edited by Mike 08/25/2005 8:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 08/25/2005 8:58 pm How about one of the many worthless California replica gold tokens out there? That would be my guess. Report this Post to the Staff
crystalk64 Pillar Of The Community 3147 Posts	Posted 08/25/2005 9:00 pm Guess the KEYWORD here would be WORTHLESS? Report this Post to the Staff
CiScO Valued Member United States 458 Posts	Posted 08/27/2005 8:37 pm The final suspicion on this lousy scam, it's from one our favorites European neighbors, but whats not good and is a BIG alarm bell going off--it is a newbie seller, from Britain alas--gasp--shame lad shame on u Report this Post to the Staff
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