1951-D Off Center Lincoln Cent Counterfeit/Fake On Ebay

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jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 1:27 pm I've seen this exact coin 3 times in the past year with the same amount off center and same direction from different sellers. This is the first seller to call it an Antique Imitation(fake) The others were sold as genuine errors. I just wanted to give a heads up to people that errors are being faked now. Seller has sold one but 7 more are available. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lincoln-On....m1438.l2649 Edited by jasper62 01/14/2018 1:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4407 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 1:40 pm Yeah definitely a fake. Lincoln's face looks a bit worried. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 1:44 pm I have never seen a seller with 100% negative feedback before. Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 1:48 pm Apparently another one has sold since I started this thread. Very dishonest people buy this crap at $4.20 then resell without any mention of a fake. If memory serves me correctly one of the other ones sold for over $50.00 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 1:50 pm -1 rating from China...minus 1 Why would anyone make a fake worth less than $10 anyways You can buy a real one for less than 10 bucks John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 1:59 pm I just noticed 295 listings & every coin listed is a fake. Why is ebay allowing this to happen? Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 2:13 pm Quote: Why is ebay allowing this to happen? ebay makes money on everything that sells, genuine or not. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 3:12 pm What a country. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75147 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 3:37 pm It's such a shame to see stupid dishonest sellers selling their crappy fake coins to buyers. I hope this listing gets taken down as this seller has already suckered two buyers already. To new coin collecters, please be very careful when buying coins on ebay. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 01/14/2018 3:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3669 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 4:03 pm It goes back to the old adages . . . + Buy the book before you buy the coin + Know your dealer + If it looks too good to be true, it is I miss the days of Teletrade, before it was vacuumed into the giant auction company vortex. We need another collector auction platform with close regulation. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 4:07 pm This seller is listing his tokens as copies, not purposely misleading people, but on the other hand, he does refer to them as "coins", which they are not. By selling them to others, he is making them available to the market, which is a bad thing. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3669 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 4:16 pm The fake "coins" in question lack the "REPLICA" inscription required by federal law. The Hobby Protection Act covers replicas. The Act can be found at 16 U.S.C. Sections 2101 and following, and the administrative regulations can be found at 16 C.F.R. Part 304. The Hobby Protection Act is administered by the Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov). Maybe a flurry of complaints would do some good? Report this Post to the Staff
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1951-D Off Center Lincoln Cent Fake On Ebay