686 Fakes for sale on eBay – from one seller

denga

A Chinese seller is offering 686 fakes for sale, of which the following is an example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260281677084

Although REPLICA is supposedly marked on each piece there is little doubt
that the Chinese sellers will be more than happy to furnish specimens without
such markings.

Most of the copies are U.S. (especially Morgan dollars) but there is considerable
other material as well.

Denga

IGWT

Link.

STONE

Does anybody even buy these things......especially for $50 a pop!!!

cinman14

I have bought 3 copy coins from this seller.. A Seated Dollar, Morgan Dollar, And a Peace Dollar.

They are all pretty good examples..... And none have came with the required "copy" stamp

There was a thread started months ago that showed pics of their press setup...

He also offers them in 90% silver if that's what you want.

cinman14

<< <i>Does anybody even buy these things......especially for $50 a pop!!!

>>



He offers the non silver for .99 cents with 3 dollar shipping.... buyers of the 90% are more likely
to be the sellers who are out to rip a newbie buyer.....

BlindedByEgo

Doesn't eBay have a new category for replicas?

COINB0Y

If I were a collector of the series, I'd sell my entire collection.

Every Raw Coin is suspect. No stamp of "Copy"!

Aren't these coins still legal tender!?

Why isn't the Treasury Dept. all over Ebay and the seller??

This act of debasement to the coinage is almost as bad as the US Congress!

ProofRainbowRoosevelt

I'm sure he could fester up one of these without the replica sign. Kinda scary, they can duplicate any US coin. Where are the Feds?

djm

Why does anybody care what happens on eBay? It is nothing but a den of thieves and con-men.

cuzzx

that is one of the reasons i do not buy coins like this, they could be either, someone needs to send one to be graded.

cinman14

<< <i>that is one of the reasons i do not buy coins like this, they could be either, someone needs to send one to be graded. >>



PCGS bought a large group of dies and fakes that were offered for sale on the internet and on the streets of Hong Kong.

They set up a large display at the Long Beach California show...

It's the uninformed who will suffer... I bought three of these to learn what to look for.. The Peace dollar fooled a few on
the forum... One member noticed the SMALL hump missing from the nose that gave it away... They are getting better at this

19Lyds

<< <i>I'm sure he could fester up one of these without the replica sign. Kinda scary, they can duplicate any US coin. Where are the Feds? >>



I would hardly consider that 55/55 a duplicate!

FullStrike

Selling these are just plain evil. Who in their right mind would want these when real coins are available from real dealers at only 300X the money - or maybe a little more.

Give me a real Coin anyday. I'll keep on driving my 1972 classic Ford Pinto, secure in the knowledge that I'm helping to keep some Dealer in a leased BMW. At least one of us will ride in style.

This copy stuff is for those who would deny an easy living wage to hard working Coin Dealers. It's just wrong.

lkenefic

I guess I must be the odd man out... what's the problem? I spot checked his listings and it seems he has everything listed as "replica" with "replica" stamped on the reverse. Although the sellers' command of the English language isn't all that great, where does he intimate that he would gladly sell them without the "replica" marking. Are you all upset over the fact that he might at some point in the future... or at sometime in the past... have left this designation off of the coins?

Just curious...L

garsmith

I guess if you photoshop REPLICA or COPY onto any piece of crap eBay will let you list it as a coin.

robkool

I wonder if the seller can also provide fake coins in fake pcgs holders as well ???

messydesk

A power seller, no less.