Re-engraved Standing Liberty on ebay

Tonelover

Here's a good one. Everyone check your SLQ's and tell me if you find a Type-2 with hair flowing back like that. Mine don't show it, perhaps I own a bunch of fakes.

1918 MS-67 Auction

I won't even comment on the seller's claim that he's seen worse than this cleaned AU coin graded MS-68.

cosmicdebris

Real Deal:



Auction:

jcping

It is a re-engraved SLQ. I also had one for show and tell purpose. I also saw one in Cline's case about 10 years ago.

Indeed, the two I saw are all in AU or better grade (as this one). $25 is reasonable for a show and tell piece

coinguy1

Jon, you left out the part about it also appearing to be A.T.

DHeath

And the heavy "die-polish" lines on the reverse extend over the rim from 3:00 to 6:00 amazingly all in the same direction.

Bear

Mark, how come we cant get those quality reengraved,

whizzed, cleaned and AT coins from you?

topstuf

It may not be engraved.


It could be a MERCURY quarter.

iras4

<< <i>Here's a good one. Everyone check your SLQ's and tell me if you find a Type-2 with hair flowing back like that. Mine don't show it, perhaps I own a bunch of fakes.

1918 MS-67 Auction

I won't even comment on the seller's claim that he's seen worse than this cleaned AU coin graded MS-68. >>



I know it's not considered netequitte to post a private e-mail, but what the
heck!

I wrote the seller of that 1918 SLQ and told him, among other things (which
you'll read here) that the hair has been retooled and the coin has been whizzed
or harshly cleaned. You can read his response now.


In a message dated 7/13/03 10:25:14 PM, aaalos@hotmail.com writes:


the hair has not been touched full time dealer ill try to ta,e a better
pick for you


>From: iras4@aol.com
>To: aaalos@hotmail.com
>Subject: Question for seller -- Item #3035475678
>Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 16:58:11 PDT
>
>The coin has re-engraved hair and has been whizzed and/or abraisively
>cleaned. MS-67 indeed! Looks as nice as many MS-68s you have seen? Funny, I
>am a full time dealer & numismatist and have seen only ONE MS-68 in my long
>(20+ year) career.
>
>You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
>
>Ira Stein

I'll not respond to his response. These guys always protest that what they are selling is absolutely genuine/origiinal.

eBay is no help on this type of thing.

clw54

<< <i>the hair has not been touched full time dealer ill try to ta,e a better
pick for you >>



Brilliant. We've seen this before. Somebody with a crooked auction replies to emails with unintelligible gibberish. Is it the same person?

airplanenut

The rim looks funky... like an electrotype.

Jeremy

K6AZ

I wonder at what point this guy dropped out of school. Maybe sixth grade? What he wrote back to Ira makes absolutely no sense, and half of his auction text was misspelled.

ldhair

Someone put a lot of work into the coin.

It's going to fool a lot of bidders.

I have to give the guy an A+ on the image.

Something tells me he just might end the auction early.

GAT

$20 shipping and insurance on this piece of junk? As Barnum said, there must be one born every minute!

ohbaby

What's also funny is this guy also buys his coin cleaner on ebay!!

Coin cleaner auction bought by same guy.

roadrunner

The high bidder has over 2000 feed backs on ebay. Now either he's the dumbest guy around, a shill, or another scam artist who wants to flip the coin to a higher level of deceit.

roadrunner

sinin1

I wonder how high the reserve is?

what is the deal with the extra line on the right leg?

could this be a 3 inch coaster?


it looks like diestruck copy rather than tooled - or someone spent lots of time on it


oh, I know it must be a PROOF!

lordmarcovan

That "feathered back" hairdo was popular in the 80's. Looks like Liberty used some styling gel or mousse, and brushed her hair back with 'er fingers.

(And lost her ear in the process...)

ldhair

The other day I ask the seller if he thought the coin would slab.

This is the response.

Got to love it.


thank you, i dont know i never sent them a coin, its real expensive for me i
honestly cant afford it i think the insured sshiping alon is like 100 bucks,
i will say this my grandfather gave me the coin when he passed away i know
for sure i can remeber him having it back into the late 1960s snd if thr
winning bidder dosent like it i hsve a 10 dsy full refund on the coin

Elcontador

It's really unfortunate that someone took the time & energy to ruin that coin.