1799 Draped Bust

Hang on, guys. You didn't catch something.

The photographs were stolen from the currently-running ebay auction of an experienced seller.

The coin that seller is offering may well be genuine; he has an excellent selling record. His price is way too high, but that's not the issue. The issue is that his pictures are being used by an unrelated individual on Craigslist. Ain't no way it's real.

Now here are the facts:

For those who buy into the idea that the coin might have an altered date, consider this: 1799 was by far the most common date for this type of coin (like removing the mm off of a 1916D dime).... it didn't happen.

For those who think that it could be "fake", consider this: Just because you personally are unfamiliar with the type, (and it is raw) does not mean it is counterfeit..... I don't know much about anything else, but I am familiar with early dollars and early halves, and this coin is most definitely genuine.

For those who think that the Craigslist photo was stolen from ebay, you are jumping to conclusions way too fast.... consider this: The ebay seller (located in Houston) and the Houston Craigslist seller are one and the same person.

If you had been continuously running the same auction on ebay for 2 1/2 years without any luck, might you not try other venues of sale? That is what you are misinterpreting here.

Granted, the coin is raw, it is a common date, and grossly over priced, but there has been no theft of pictures, and the coin is kosher..... Some folks just like to go fishing and have tons of patience.... The seller is just trying different fishing holes (that's all).

The die is the die...... but, whatever.

It still looks a little bit off to me, but like I said, I could be wrong because I haven't owned any (and haven't looked at the series as much as Seated coins). I've seen some scary good counterfeits.

The craigslist seller is not the ebay seller. About 500 miles from Houston and $2000 difference in price. I emailed the craigslist seller asking why they were using pictures from ebay and never heard back. Thanks.