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Bedrock of the Community
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Just in case the $55 starting bid doesn't give it away, it's 100% fake, key diagnostics are the tall, skinny date numbers, small stars and broken L in liberty. This one has been artificially "bulk handled" to make it look less fake, unsuccessfully. Real 1811:  No no site fake:  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
02/15/2017 9:52 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Guess Cinderalla the seller disappears at midnight! Thanks Adam, was looking in Red Book to see tilted 11, now I see the fake! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Paralyse - confirms my thought.
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Pillar of the Community
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..... just sent message to seller.
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Pillar of the Community
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Might be an innocent mistake, hope seller takes it down.
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Pillar of the Community
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I sent a message to the seller, myself. I suggested that, considering his 100% feedback, he would do well to confirm suspicions of this being a fake before completing a sale.
The listing is now down.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Date is spaced too wide and the reverse doesn't match either of the two varieties of 1811, but it DOES match the fake from the no no site that paralyse posted.
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Pillar of the Community
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Another initial tip-off is that the piece was too nice. Really nice 1811 Half Cents are tough to find. When you do spot them, you need to look very closely because there could be a big problem. This 1811 C-1 with the four star break was in my collection during my Half Cent days. The picture was made from a slide in the days before digital cameras. I sold this piece years ago.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bill, that is absolutely beautiful.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Posted 02/15/2017 10:01 pm
