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New Member
Philippines
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Valued Member
United States
363 Posts |
My first question would be " if this is an American cent, where is the one cent on the reverse?" The seller may think he has a cent. It looks like maybe there are some telltale bubbles around the B and E of Liberty.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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it has the design of a bust dollar. here is what a 1803 Bust cent looks like   And here is a Bust dollar   That being said it still doesn't look quite right to me for some reason Edited by Bryan1315
08/12/2006 02:04 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I dont think it is real either. I see the bubbles and it looks like the edge bump things (not sure what it is called) looks out of pattern
Maybe swamperbob will chime in and give us some tips
Tim
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Needless to say it's a counterfeit. I don't remember dollar coins were that perfectly circular as well as, if the reverse is supposely wear, how would you explain the "sharp" reeded edges?
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 Australia
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Bidding's at PhP5,100 = A$130 or US$100. 7 bids so far. The seller asks that there be "NO JOY BIDDERS PLEASE". I don't think they've got anything to worry about - the winning bidder isn't going to have much joy if/when he/she ever finds out it's fake...  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
If it's a fake, shouldn't ebay be informed of this and the auction pulled? But with ebay, I musn't get my hopes up. Anybody want to try and convince ebay that the coin is a fake? |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Since there were only about 15 made and they're all proofs, I'd bet a wooden nickel it's fake.  1804 Draped Bust Dollar |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
Actually, he's selling it as a cent. If it were an 1804 dollar, I doubt anybody would be stupid enough to bid on it.
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Forum Dad
United States
24165 Posts |
Yeah, I understand he's selling it as a cent. This is a frequent scammers ploy. If he were to list it as an 1804 dollar it would be yanked within 24 hours. This way is less likely to be found out, he'll get the people that go "OH my God, this guy has no idea what he has!" that will bid it up. There goes another counterfeit on ebay. The coin is absolutely a counterfeit 1804 dollar.  |
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Forum Dad
United States
24165 Posts |
Real Fake Just take a look at a few of the areas I circled, for starters.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
yes, those do scream out to be fakes. That and the fact that you'd have to be out of your mind to sell a raw 1804 dollar on ebay. |
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Forum Mom
United States
5877 Posts |
I reported the auction to ebay.ph this morning. I received an email that the appropriate action had been taken, however the auction is now showing as a legitimate ended auction which means the winning bidder is going to be held responsible to complete the transaction or risk a negative feedback rating. I sent an email to ebay.ph to this effect. We'll see what they have to say. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
773 Posts |
That's awesome Susan!It makes me proud to be a member of a forum who's "Mom" not only looks out for us,but others as well.
:) sn31.
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Forum Dad
United States
24165 Posts |
A $490 paper weight.  |
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Forum Mom
United States
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Well, of course I never heard anything else from ebay.ph. They also have not pulled the auction yet which would release the winning bidder from completing the transaction. I have no idea what "appropriate action" they could have taken since the seller is still selling. I'm very disappointed - not surprised, but disappointed.  |
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Posted 08/12/2006 02:00 am
