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Lafayette Dollar Possible Counterfeit?

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 Posted 07/19/2019  10:07 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add 1993Z to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I think this is another cast counterfeit coin on the bay? Looking at the sellers feed back shows a lot of reported counterfeit coins


https://www.ebay.com/itm/254300944969
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 Posted 07/19/2019  11:33 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add moxking to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
A known weasel. Refunds if you catch that it's a fake, but plenty of buyers think they got a bargain.

Lafayette definitely cast. Details blurry in deeper pockets and field to elements areas indistinct.
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 Posted 07/19/2019  12:18 pm  Show Profile   Check 52Raymo's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add 52Raymo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Makes you wonder why she's allowed to continue selling.
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 Posted 07/19/2019  12:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just a shame.
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 Posted 07/19/2019  2:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 1993Z to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's what I was thinking why are they still able to sell.
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 Posted 07/19/2019  8:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ballyhoo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Money. And not the collecting sort. Their policy about counterfeits is only there for legal reasons. Nothing more. Sad.
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 Posted 07/19/2019  8:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fortcollins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The pictured coin purports to be a DuVall 1C.

What's wrong with this coin:
Obverse: the left leg of the "A" in DOLLAR is level
Obverse: the inside right leg of the "A" in DOLLAR is incorrect.
Reverse: the leaves are incorrect
DuVall 1C was first discovered about 30 years ago and is rare.

The seller's negative and neutral feedback includes several counterfeit coins and shipment of coins different than the pictured coin. These are big red flags.

I wholeheartedly agree with @moxking's upthread comments about the appearance of the fields and devices.
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07/19/2019 8:58 pm
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 Posted 07/19/2019  9:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I've reported it twice but nothing so far. Bobby?
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 Posted 07/20/2019  06:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ExoGuy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good catch, 1993Z. Many of the feet of the letters in the legend appear malformed. The letters "O" are also misshapen. This seller's history is shady, too.

I reported it, too.
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It is not the usual Chinese fake I see quite a bit.

I'll send it in for review.
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 Posted 07/20/2019  11:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you, sir.
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 Posted 07/20/2019  11:33 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ExoGuy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Way to go, NSS-52!

I like the fact that ebay now provides a window for explaining the problem one sees. That said, they don't allow more than a sentence or two!

BTW, my ebay searches quit working today. Might my report on this piece have contributed to that? It strikes me as possibly beyond coincidence.
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 Posted 07/20/2019  12:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 1993Z to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks NSS-52
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 Posted 07/20/2019  1:23 pm  Show Profile   Check nss-52's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add nss-52 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The seller was alisonscoins
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