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1914-D 'Altered 44-D'

MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭
edited December 11, 2021 10:31PM in U.S. Coin Forum

This looks like another 1 day listing.
17 hrs left.
Look at the gap in the date!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/133955407972?hash=item1f305d5064:g:VrUAAOSwv85hrq2X

"I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
Thomas Jefferson!

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  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    One report in that I know of!

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reported and polite message sent to seller. ;)

  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    These phonies are falling out of the trees worse than the leaves from my Cleveland Peer trees!
    This makes what 5 phony 14-D's in two days?
    Two reports known on this one so far!

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,753 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reported.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow... Obvious fake.... Cheers, RickO

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,457 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those are so easy to spot ... yet they have been fooling some collectors for many, many decades.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭✭✭

    And has a bid at $199......

    ----- kj
  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,886 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reported.
    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No response from the seller and the listing is still active. :/

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,167 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reported.
    Jim


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  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reported.

    Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,344 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 12, 2021 8:26AM

    Here's another one. A veteran collector gave a couple of these pieces to me for my counterfeit presentations.


    A sad story. Years ago I was maning our club table at the FUN show. A woman can by with one of these pieces that her late husband had purchased. I felt badly having to tell her that is was not a real 1914-D cent, but someone had to do it.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • stevefromnestevefromne Posts: 139 ✭✭✭

    Mark, I'm not sure if this is one of the five fakes as it's a fairly new listing, but it's a beaut !!

    Steve

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/175060070063?hash=item28c264aeaf:g:Gc8AAOSw579htDxE

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,344 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @stevefromne said:
    Mark, I'm not sure if this is one of the five fakes as it's a fairly new listing, but it's a beaut !!

    Steve

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/175060070063?hash=item28c264aeaf:g:Gc8AAOSw579htDxE

    It looks like on of those Chinese counterfeits that had been roughed up to cover up its true status.


    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    @stevefromne said:
    Mark, I'm not sure if this is one of the five fakes as it's a fairly new listing, but it's a beaut !!

    Steve

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/175060070063?hash=item28c264aeaf:g:Gc8AAOSw579htDxE

    Yep! that's one of them, same crooked seller!
    And your right these are some really bad looking 14-D counterfeits!!

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    Those are so easy to spot ... yet they have been fooling some collectors for many, many decades.

    Yep, this alteration has been around for as long as I remember.

    I wonder if they bothered to remove the V.D.B. from Lincolns shoulder?

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ending in 3 hours with 1 bid at $199 :/
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/133955407972

  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    Is it safe to say that these crooked sellers knows that they can list these for 1 day listings on the weekend and get them sold before ebay has a chance to do anything about?

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,703 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    @MsMorrisine said:
    Yes

    Da** we need an executive Hot Line to the top :D

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,703 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We used to use a coin community watch group and we had more success there, but eBay dissolved it.

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When one gets away with it they will start coming in herds.



    Hoard the keys.
  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    @MsMorrisine said:
    We used to use a coin community watch group and we had more success there, but eBay dissolved it.

    Well, today is just full of good news :D

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WoooHooo! Up to $202

  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭

    @ifthevamzarockin said:
    WoooHooo! Up to $202

    Sold for $228.02 what a rip off!

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow a good doctor could drum up 20 or 30 a day not a bad pay day for a days work and the bay will let it happen, thats just crazy.



    Hoard the keys.
  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wow... that's too bad. It looks like someone just paid $228+ shipping for tuition...

    ...and the seller does not offer returns. I'm sensing a theme here...

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  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That looks like the one I did with my pocket knife in 1962 or so.....

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    I knew it would happen.
  • MarkW63MarkW63 Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 12, 2021 7:50PM

    Opps!
    Posted in wrong thread!

    "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery"
    Thomas Jefferson!

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Shoddy people do shoddy things.

    They should all get dumped for preying on the uninformed.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,753 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 13, 2021 3:11AM

    All we can do is report them and hope that eBay takes note and takes them down. There used to be a time when you could contact the bidder and inform them about fakes and problem items. eBay for business sake took this option away. You can't police everything.
    But, keep posting and reporting.
    Completed auctions and sales should also be reported as ebay can reverse payments and declare the auction null and void.

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