Missouri Centennial...fake?

No need to guess on this one ... it is a horribly poor counterfeit and not worthy of spending any time on.

Here is what a genuine example looks like .... PCGS MS65/CAC




I have given up on reporting the fake commemoratives to ebay ... nothing gets done about it and I could report 10 a day at the rate they are currently showing up.

Education is your best defense ... I'm glad you asked and did not join the other 19 bidders prepared to throw away their money on this example.

David

$1.54 apiece on the no no site.

BAD fake. Terrible at the rate these are showing up.

That is true.

I almost started a classic half collection. That would have been a years long endeavor. I even bought a couple, including a fake one (got my money back).

The sheer amount of fakes is what put me off of that collection.

Turned out to be for the best though-- because it prompted me to explore numismatic bullion collecting and it has opened the door to a whole new world (literally) of coins I can collect, which changing beautiful designs, for very little, if any, over the price of the metal. You still have to be careful of course.