1806 $5 Capped Bust Gold Counterfeit

I did not know that this coin was a fraud.
I actually drove it over to Dana Point to show it to a dealer.
His employee told me that it had been cleaned, & his boss was not interested.

Normally when there is a counterfeit coin on ebay, someone alerts the fraud dept.
She quoted the type sets from Breen, etc.

The point is that a counterfeit is meant to defraud someone.

I am not going to let this coin be flushed down the toilet.

If she does not want to refund my money, I will take the necessary legal actions.

I have seen many of her coins in these slabs.

I guess that the legal authorities will want to check, with the other buyers, of these Capped Busts.

Welcome to the forum Bonnie. I will make note first that all members should be civilized so that this topic does not get out of control.

Having said that, Bonnie, with no disrepect meant towards you, you should stop buying on ebay until you:

1. Learn the series of coins you want to collect like the back of your hand.
2. Learn how to protect yourself from less than honest ebay sellers.
3. Learn how to do a little more research.

These items are not meant to be a personal attack towards you, but rather to help you. $4400 is ALOT of money to spend on any coin, let alone one not certified by a top tier grading company. If pictures in the listing do not show you enough detail to prove something is a forgery, ask for more. Unless you've dealt successfully with this person in the past, it is a huge chance to take. If I was going to buy raw, I would surely have a source to authenticate immediately before the return policy runs out. To buy from the same person again just makes no sense to me. I'm sorry for your loss, but unfortunately I believe that the buyer needs to take most of the blame themselves in situations like this. ebay is and always will be a "buyers beware" scenario.

I do hope you stick around and learn some things with us. That is what this site is all about.