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Finally a known counterfeit buffalo nickel winds up in a major grading service's holder on ebay

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 34,743 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @GoldenEgg said:

    @Connecticoin said:

    @burfle23 said:

    @Connecticoin said:
    The ebay link no longer shows the listing, so it appears ebay may have canceled the sale and nuked the listing.

    Coin was sold.

    Yeah it was sold but the link should show it as a completed listing. The listing appears to have been poofed.

    Posters in the know are being cryptic. eBay indicates it was “removed for policy violation”. Maybe the sale was done outside of eBay with a buyer that was aware of its questionable authenticity and this thread.

    EBay will remove a listing even after it sells.

  • MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @GoldenEgg said:

    @Connecticoin said:

    @burfle23 said:

    @Connecticoin said:
    The ebay link no longer shows the listing, so it appears ebay may have canceled the sale and nuked the listing.

    Coin was sold.

    Yeah it was sold but the link should show it as a completed listing. The listing appears to have been poofed.

    Posters in the know are being cryptic. eBay indicates it was “removed for policy violation”. Maybe the sale was done outside of eBay with a buyer that was aware of its questionable authenticity and this thread.

    EBay will remove a listing even after it sells.

    I assumed in those cases that the transaction, if completed, was also canceled? Maybe not.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 34,743 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @GoldenEgg said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @GoldenEgg said:

    @Connecticoin said:

    @burfle23 said:

    @Connecticoin said:
    The ebay link no longer shows the listing, so it appears ebay may have canceled the sale and nuked the listing.

    Coin was sold.

    Yeah it was sold but the link should show it as a completed listing. The listing appears to have been poofed.

    Posters in the know are being cryptic. eBay indicates it was “removed for policy violation”. Maybe the sale was done outside of eBay with a buyer that was aware of its questionable authenticity and this thread.

    EBay will remove a listing even after it sells.

    I assumed in those cases that the transaction, if completed, was also canceled? Maybe not.

    Yes and no. In my limited experience they remove themselves from the transaction but if it already shipped they probably let it go and just reimbursed the buyer themselves.

  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 27, 2024 4:47PM

    Research turned up a 2nd one from a 2006 auction; different coin, but a couple of evident common circulation marks.

  • TrickleChargeTrickleCharge Posts: 174 ✭✭✭

    @burfle23 said:
    Winston's image per his permission:

    This exact coin was actually brought up in a thread back in 2018 by koynekwest about halfway down the first page:

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1007670/1928-s-counterfeit-buffalo-nickel-right-off-of-ebay-a-few-days-ago

  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you @TrickleCharge !

  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I should have the coin in-hand Monday- other than taking it to my LCS for an XRF scan what else would folks like to see?

  • JWPJWP Posts: 23,039 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ???????????? what is the real story here.

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,147 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd place the value of it being a counterfeit at or above what the bidder paid.

    peacockcoins

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,333 ✭✭✭✭✭

    probably right weight and diameter and thickness, but i'd check those.... but I think anacs would like it un-cracked out

    interesting there's no corresponding weakness of details on the obverse opposite "the cud"

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • TrickleChargeTrickleCharge Posts: 174 ✭✭✭

    The zinc level from the XRF most interests me.

    Likely a contemporary counterfeit, but hats off as other potentially legitimate rarities posted on here don't seem to warrant such an examination.

    Looking forward to the results.

  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cmerlo1 said:
    I spoke with my boss, @ANACSPAUL about this today. We are in touch with the owner of the coin, as it is covered by our guarantee. I'll post updates here as I get them, if JP doesn't beat me to it.

    I'll post updates when in hand.

  • giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭✭

    @cmerlo1 said:
    I spoke with my boss, @ANACSPAUL about this today. We are in touch with the owner of the coin, as it is covered by our guarantee. I'll post updates here as I get them, if JP doesn't beat me to it.

    Any updates on this coin? How is value determined for this unique item amount insured for purchased price or something else?

  • giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭✭

    What is ANACS guarantee? @cmerlo1 ,@anacspaul,@burfle23

    Updates?

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