1850 $20 sold on ebay

logger7

This one has an eerie appearance, sold by our good friend Centsles; not sure how to describe what happened to it, altered surfaces?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144037333578?hash=item21894b4a4a:g:lVQAAOSwcw1gnCt7&nma=true&si=3c8E%2FZvbg1zmE9s6zvedJgb76cQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The same coin suddenly popped up this week from someone in Sri Lanka as well: https://www.ebay.com/itm/384170296341?hash=item5972558415:g:YxIAAOSw54pgogDQ

DelawareDoons

Second one is a fake listing. the coin itself is definitely altered surfaces.

markelman1125

Yea the first one looks like a cleaning device wizzed the poor coin. The second post looks like a scam.

markelman1125

This is a Actual nice one that’s selling for around 9 k. It’s NGC Au 53

https://www.ebay.com/itm/183067400975?_trkparms=aid=1110010&algo=HOMESPLICE.DISCCARDS&ao=1&asc=20200818141627&meid=8a0e759d82284aad9685640d417205dd&pid=101110&rk=1&rkt=1&sd=384170296341&itm=183067400975&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2563228&algv=default&_trksid=p2563228.c101110.m1982&amdata=cksum:1830674009758a0e759d82284aad9685640d417205dd|enc:AQAFAAAB4BUE5lcAcMUK26WqafqjmuJTS42fn7YoA9YsbXDMzt8%2Fza0MaImGxil%2FcPXlM0TrSJAgh8JoLOykybhOFE8VCuQD9y4t3j%2FGGw%2FPN3x1SUuyyS%2B%2Fizi2obv7y2Qzwcw8Sr4WCtDRGBp7n7P2%2FtIiPK5qOvLXNr%2Bn2qa%2F7CZ%2BZxy2GYun%2BZV95JadNlFcNpsvLHYLUXTDdCPwdoKpoP1UyGBg%2BQ5qHw140pVfimbLZB%2FHOGy%2F7e4GrKBu2cZ518wwhG%2BFZvkWba%2FGa4zPqekAj6JEkifIPW9ZnNU9iQG%2BNS41F00x5biPTxLi1%2BBFrZrbZ76R426KnIz9Zvw9TqAPqKxFIRzOWACoe6Ngb6vCcexjVK9X7Ed3Zy%2BZIK7%2BnEbAakTMWAynOKjD5taKfy8oxQWwVlBu3SGc71Zka3wlErTviFC3%2FBUs6gY1bqn0M74Z2OoComvrH24T0vcpKyWKEbMTAgY%2Fvyu66lJnRs1ekYcHeXGhECMsAWsqmkW8ETO5nKqaZNLxgFe8ozC3XZwYPMEG8KpgkF2YYGoYBRWlPTXOvA%2BI5mgwt4C5Ok3dmUi8o6qFq5fcZjcCByonmzvhOLJkLTy%2FMI9Hf%2BGICyyNiYuhQ7Aa7%2Bjkap4Sw9opUckaew%3D%3D|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2563228

MsMorrisine

same counterfeit

@logger7 said:
This one has an eerie appearance, sold by our good friend Centsles; not sure how to describe what happened to it, altered surfaces?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144037333578?hash=item21894b4a4a:g:lVQAAOSwcw1gnCt7&nma=true&si=3c8E%2FZvbg1zmE9s6zvedJgb76cQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The same coin suddenly popped up this week from someone in Sri Lanka as well: https://www.ebay.com/itm/384170296341?hash=item5972558415:g:YxIAAOSw54pgogDQ

MFeld

@MsMorrisine said:

same counterfeit

@logger7 said:
This one has an eerie appearance, sold by our good friend Centsles; not sure how to describe what happened to it, altered surfaces?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144037333578?hash=item21894b4a4a:g:lVQAAOSwcw1gnCt7&nma=true&si=3c8E%2FZvbg1zmE9s6zvedJgb76cQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The same coin suddenly popped up this week from someone in Sri Lanka as well: https://www.ebay.com/itm/384170296341?hash=item5972558415:g:YxIAAOSw54pgogDQ

It’s not a counterfeit.

MsMorrisine

Well shut my mouth…

trueblood

With a mintage of over 1M, why such a steep price?

logger7

@trueblood said:
With a mintage of over 1M, why such a steep price?

First year of issue, popular series.

thebeav

Gee whiz, it's certified by NNC !

Zoins

@thebeav said:
Gee whiz, it's certified by NNC !

Robert Johnson is actually a good grader. I don't think he would sell counterfeits.

MFeld

@trueblood said:
With a mintage of over 1M, why such a steep price?

Regardless of the price for that particular listing, you know that mintage is only part of the story for coin valuations.