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Definitely scary stuff. That is exactly why I would never spend a substantial amount on a coin unless I had it in hand. Even then, it would be from a very reputable source. Thanks for sharing!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agree, this is too scary, and some look familiar! And, some say they have been through grading, but details are iffy...
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Pillar of the Community
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@Markj11 if it is...that is one nice coin!
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Pillar of the Community
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@jackB-yes...some of them are in "fake" slabs....if you notice they interrupt the barcode and serial number with a sticker that shouldn't be there...I think I I ever buy something that expensive I will ask that guy for his opinion...lol
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Pillar of the Community
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scary stuff just wait till they realize they could make alot of money cf the mid grade stuff
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If so, then what's the amount over which you would never buy from ebay? I am thinking $100? |
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Well to me...I won't buy from China....ever...now I would worry about someone else buying one...finding out it was fake and then me buying it...but currently I am only buying junk silver..not worth the CF effort..
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Pillar of the Community
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CoinForgeryEbay's photostream on Flickr has been a great reminder of what's out there.
I like how on some they name names.
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And these are just the US coins...if you recall the photos of the Chinese counterfeiting operation, they were also minting fake Sovereigns, Greek Staters, Maria Theresa dollars, Spanish Reales, Russian pieces, French Napoleons, and who knows what else since then. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have heard ... with the Chinese economy getting better, they are buying back their old
coins. Maybe other countries should start making fake Chinese coins to sell to them.
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Quote:Check out this ebay listing. If genuine thats a $200,000 coin. This one here is surely a counterfeit. Seller could be legit. He has a couple coins listed that were purchased from Heritage. Then again, I also see he's using stolen Great Southern Coin pictures in some of his other auctions. Doesn't even try and erase their logo. Hah! Edited by jokingjoker
05/22/2011 12:12 am
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Font and bar code is off. Especially the bar code. Please tell me you reported it and didn't just drop by to complain.   Edited by scubu
05/22/2011 12:19 am
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