1796 Bust Dollar........REAL...... LOL

ArizonaRareCoins

Guy offers me this coin for $2000, says it's REAL because he bought it on eBay for $1600...........Now I know who the people are that keep buying counterfeit junk on eBay and why it wont stop....he even left him positive feedback:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1796-draped-bust-silver-dollar-/163849577552?nma=true&si=c7ifsGGPCrpFepsPIx%2Bl5xtxTI0%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Positive feedback rating Fast shipping...well packaged. t***5 ( 672Purple star icon for feedback score in between 500 to 999) During past 6 months
1796 draped bust silver dollar (#163849577552) US $1,600.00 View Item

yosclimber

Yikes - the raised rim is such a dead giveaway.
Maybe they guy who "bought" it is just an alt for the "seller".

BillDugan1959

I simply don't know how you guys with a coin shop can stand it - between the people who spout off everyday misinformation, "quote" absurdly wild prices/values, and bring in modern counterfeits, you guys must feel like a cross between The Biblical Job and Disney's (Milne's) poor old Eeyore!

I just don't have that kind of patience.

I have misinformation, but I like to kidd myself that it is not of the 'everyday' variety.

ArizonaRareCoins

@yosclimber said:
Yikes - the raised rim is such a dead giveaway.
Maybe they guy who "bought" it is just an alt for the "seller".

I don't know, but wouldn't the eBay FVF's be like $100.......seems like alot of money to throw away.

Walkerguy21D

Offer to submit it to PCGS for him (he pays), and if genuine, you'll pay him $2500.
If he's legit, he should jump at that.
But I suspect he'll disappear pretty quickly.

topstuf

It just bubbles with authenticity!

BillJones

This is the famed "vampire variety" with two marks on Ms. Liberty's neck. These counterfeits are really getting around the Internet. They are more convincing when they have a layer of fake toning. I saw my first one, at my local club, about 10 years ago.

asheland

I had a guy come into my shop with a 1900 Indian Head Cent, in a good-4 approximate grade, stapled in a 2X2, sets it down and tells me how it's been in that holder for many years, and likely it was it looked like a vintage 2X2, he asks how much it's worth, and I gently tell him 25 cents, he quickly picks it up and says, "I had a guy offer me $50 for it!"
I told him we had a few more he could buy for a dollar each...

He left the store pretty mad. lol

Indeed we see this stuff on a semi regular basis. I see and fully understand why some dealers drink.

ArizonaRareCoins

This is weird......eBay has removed the listing, even though the buyer paid and the positive feed back is still there:

ifthevamzarockin

@ArizonaRareCoins said:
This is weird......eBay has removed the listing, even though the buyer paid and the positive feed back is still there:

I have seen that happen before.

Smudge

@asheland said:
I had a guy come into my shop with a 1900 Indian Head Cent, in a good-4 approximate grade, stapled in a 2X2, sets it down and tells me how it's been in that holder for many years, and likely it was it looked like a vintage 2X2, he asks how much it's worth, and I gently tell him 25 cents, he quickly picks it up and says, "I had a guy offer me $50 for it!"
I told him we had a few more he could buy for a dollar each...

He left the store pretty mad. lol

Indeed we see this stuff on a semi regular basis. I see and fully understand why some dealers drink.

Tell him to sell it to “the guy” quick.

ricko

Yep... I fully commiserate with dealers...seeing this stuff come in day after day, and the attitude of the people presenting the material, certainly justifies liquid lunch and dinner...Cheers, RickO

DNADave

That’s really sad.