Make Sure You Read All The Details On An Ebay Auction.

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superjess New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 12:05 am I just watched a counterfeit 1921 D Walking Liberty half sell on ebay for over $700. When I found the auction, it had less than 5 minutes left. I reported it but it was too late. The seller had listed it and added the word "read" to the title. After the description, it said "facsimile." However, the coin is not marked as a copy. The auction # is 283418661138. It sold for $767.95 with 37 bids on it. Ladies/gentlemen, please remember to read all of the details of an auction. Don't let the excitement of a "good deal" make you careless. Lastly, remember "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is." I've attached a picture of the coin. The coin looks bad. The wear on the obverse around the lettering, yet no wear down the center high points. Please use care when bidding, especially on key uncertified key dates. Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7618 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 12:17 am .... to the Community! You can't fix stupid, irresponsible behavior of sellers and bidders on ebay. It's been that way along time. It will continue. Report this Post to the Staff
Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 03:47 am Couldn't a coin like that cause a seller to get raided by the Secret Service? Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 03:54 am Quote: Couldn't a coin like that cause a seller to get raided by the Secret Service? Only if they did it on a large scale. A single coin like that would be so far down the priority list they'd never even get to investigating it much less a raid. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 05:28 am However, we can all protect ourselves from fakes. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
999fine Pillar of the Community United States 1346 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 08:08 am Thank you for the "wake up" call! Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 08:24 am Why I do not use ebay Report this Post to the Staff
Ballyhoo Pillar of the Community United States 1613 Posts	Posted 03/23/2019 11:33 am Like many of us, I use ebay. More than I should I must admit. The coin in discussion, or any within this category of key and semi-key is why I would recommend a graded specimen only. And not one in those NGS slabs seen on ebay (several listed in the Peace dollar section). As for the 1921 being real or fake? Hard to say. A fool none the less paid over $700 to find out. ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon Report this Post to the Staff
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