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Pillar of the Community
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Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
Canada
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Great find! It might help the community allot more if you can share with us as to why you are calling this a counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8516 Posts |
It has the broken wheat stalk . Pretty sure it's a Chinese fake.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
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Looks fine to me, don't know what your seeing that's wrong with it
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
It's a very well known Chinese counterfeit . We get them listed on ebay constantly. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Never mind. He took it down.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks for the info unfortunately by the time I read you're analysis of the coin, I wasn't able to see what you meant.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks jbuck!
The proverb "GIVE A MAN a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for his life time." Comes to mind when discussing coins. I think it should be customary to post pics and add a description when calling out fakes. It will help the Coin community at large.
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Moderator
United States
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I think it should be customary to post pics and add a description when calling out fakes. It will help the Coin community at large. It is encouraged, for posterity.  For the record, even when a listing is pulled, you can still grab the images. Check out the " eBay Tools" link on the left. There you will find " Get Large Listing Image." |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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These show up frequently and I'm sure guys get tired of them being posted here there's so many. The listing is still viewable. I just now clicked on my link and pulled this pic off it. Here's the broken wheat stalk for you.  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
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Thanks Raymo! TBH I am probably more interested in most. Especially when learning how to detect fakes.
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Pillar of the Community
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Good call - his "Corrosion" looks to also be porosity from a casting?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've certainly learned a lot from this thread.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Back up and I reported it probably won't do any good though.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So much of this fake crap on ebay that I don't even bother with anything unless it is in sealed mint packaging anymore. I am at a disadvantage here because the closest coin shop to me is 50 miles one way. I was fortunate however that my brother in law lives in the Philly area where there are lots of shops and he got me a 1857 FE for $40 in F-15. I feel a little more comfortable knowing it came from a reputable dealer. |
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Posted 05/06/2021 09:22 am
