Samuel Archer Error Coin Guide on Amazon

Stan2009

This book is one of several hundred error coin guides written by someone who has fabricated his expertise by stating he is a renowned numismatist. The issue is that there is no Samuel Archer to be found on any internet site. This book has 12 of 13 red flags for self-published error guides.
1. Fabricated bio
2. Grandpa author photo (instills trust)
3. British name (81 of 129 books investigated have a British name)
4. An American flag is on the book cover
5. Review farming - Obtaining a stream of five-star reviews totaling over 600 since July is unprecedented. It could be from newly created book promoting companies that use reviews for a fee. Amazon does nothing.
6. Standard book cover colors - black, gold, white, and red
7. Key wording: missed valuable error coins”, “overlook rare varieties”, “slip through your fingers
8. Financial hype: Don’t Let Fortune Slip Through Your Fingertips”
9 Emoji's everywhere in the book introduction (for little kids)
10. Plagiarism - The coin photos are copied from internet sources
11. Similar error coins listed like the 1955 LC DDO in most books - 20-30 photos.
12. Fake editorials - not one company listed as a reference exists. Amazon allows writers to create editorials.

I have been in this hobby since 1962, when we learned about coins from ANA, coin shops, and coin magazines. Today the internet has corrupted the hobby with misleading and inaccurate information. This garbage is troubling, and I am calling it out along with a coin dealer: COIN-U-help.

MFeld

This appears to be the third thread you’ve started on this topic this month. The first one was already closed by the moderator, due to duplication.

Stan2009

Okay, thanks

JBK

@Stan2009 said:
This book is one of several hundred error coin guides written by someone who has fabricated his expertise by stating he is a renowned numismatist. The issue is that there is no Samuel Archer to be found on any internet site. This book has 12 of 13 red flags for self-published error guides.
1. Fabricated bio
2. Grandpa author photo (instills trust)
3. British name (81 of 129 books investigated have a British name)
4. An American flag is on the book cover
5. Review farming - Obtaining a stream of five-star reviews totaling over 600 since July is unprecedented. It could be from newly created book promoting companies that use reviews for a fee. Amazon does nothing.
6. Standard book cover colors - black, gold, white, and red
7. Key wording: missed valuable error coins”, “overlook rare varieties”, “slip through your fingers
8. Financial hype: Don’t Let Fortune Slip Through Your Fingertips”
9 Emoji's everywhere in the book introduction (for little kids)
10. Plagiarism - The coin photos are copied from internet sources
11. Similar error coins listed like the 1955 LC DDO in most books - 20-30 photos.
12. Fake editorials - not one company listed as a reference exists. Amazon allows writers to create editorials.

I have been in this hobby since 1962, when we learned about coins from ANA, coin shops, and coin magazines. Today the internet has corrupted the hobby with misleading and inaccurate information. This garbage is troubling, and I am calling it out along with a coin dealer: COIN-U-help.

Have you brought any of this to the attention of the publisher/Amazon? What did they have to say?

Also, as mentioned above, your earlier duplicate thread was already closed, yet here we are for round three. Are you actually reading the responses to your threads? You bring up some compelling issues that are worthy of discussion but it's seems you are just interested in posting your concerns and then moving on.