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Pillar of the Community
United States
877 Posts |
I don't bother reporting these to ebay anymore, they don't listen. I did send a note to the seller who has 100% feedback with about 500 transactions. Here's the ugly and the real thing     |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
24853 Posts |
Yikes! I'm not finding the auction on ebay - possibly ended by seller? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
877 Posts |
Looks like the seller took it down.
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Valued Member
United States
108 Posts |
It would fool me for sure. I can understand the fake coin but how did they get that PCGS number. Or is the number fake also?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2280 Posts |
Pretty poor counterfeit.
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6498 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73557 Posts |
Good thing the seller took it down.
Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
United States
187446 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
456 Posts |
This reminds me to check the serial number with TPG number look up. I have read about fake TPG slabs, but would have a hard time telling from an ebay listing picture if it is a carefully done counterfeit slab given that TPGs have changed slab styles so many times. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3054 Posts |
Looks like he may have cracked it out of the fake slab and sold it raw to someone else, who then left him negative feedback for selling fake coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9149 Posts |
Can someone please tell me how you know this is fake please. It would fool me.
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United States
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Looks like he may have cracked it out of the fake slab and sold it raw to someone else, who then left him negative feedback for selling fake coins.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3619 Posts |
The obverse looks very much like an 1896 Philadelphia counterfeit I saw a few months back. The obverse dentils, leaves and cotton blossoms, and tooling marks look the same. The 1896 counterfeit had a different - and much better - reverse. It looks like a not-very-good engraver is retouching the transfer dies.
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Posted 02/23/2026 11:31 pm
