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Counterfeit says I........

drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
.......my little pea brain pegs this $3 gold as a cast (poor) copy. Auction is still running and
I don't have any dog in this hunt. I just thought you'd ejoy checking the last pic offered to see for yourself.
LINKY

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,929 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, you are correct. It is a cast fake.
    bob

    PS: it has a rotated 180 degree reverse and is on page 151 and 152 of
    Lonesome John's Detecting counterfeit gold coins book 2
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • Wow! Woulda fooled me. Perhaps the seller should be informed before eBay as his feedback makes it appear that he doesn't know it's a fake.
  • joebb21joebb21 Posts: 4,769 ✭✭✭✭✭
    he doesnt specialize in coins. Somebody who can prove its fake should inform him
    may the fonz be with you...always...
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,929 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wow! Woulda fooled me. Perhaps the seller should be informed before eBay as his feedback makes it appear that he doesn't know it's a fake. >>



    I sent a note off to the seller, plenty of time, shouldn't panic yet.
    bob
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • I reported it for you guys to Ebay....
  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I reported it for you guys to Ebay.... >>


    No disrespect, but not for me. I had no intention of reporting it. I meant to inform members, if needed, of identification aspects.
  • UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's gone now...
    That sure was fast.
    I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
    Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
  • Why not report it? You're only protecting this forum?
  • wow, that was fast; auction over. This seller must be respectable; he had to end it himself based on Bob's email. This site and its members are awesome!image
  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Why not report it? You're only protecting this forum? >>


    I'm not a cop. Besides, I like the motto:image
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm not a cop. >>

    You don't have to be a "cop" to want to avoid seeing someone get taken to the cleaners.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's still there. Counterfeit and not even a good one.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'm not a cop. >>

    You don't have to be a "cop" to want to avoid seeing someone get taken to the cleaners. >>


    I stand corrected.
    I do not aspire to be a policeman. In fact, I was called several times, and declined each.
  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Why not report it? You're only protecting this forum? >>


    I'm not a cop. Besides, I like the motto:image >>




    The motto is "Mind Your Business" NOT "mind your own business."

    "It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them." Adlai Stevenson
  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>Why not report it? You're only protecting this forum? >>


    I'm not a cop. Besides, I like the motto:image >>




    The motto is "Mind Your Business" NOT "mind your own business." >>


    I didn't misread it Steve, did you?
    Mike
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He's got more for sale:

    Here's another one.


    It looks like he mixes good ones with fake ones. This is very disturbing since he certianly knows that he's selling fakes.
    Rick Snow, Eagle Eye Rare Coins, Inc.Check out my new web site:
  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    For 'some reason', i've never felt compelled to walk into shops that look like this:


    image


    Funny they are selling coins. I would have thought that everything this shop buys goes to the refiner.

    It looks like they want to get more cash for these fake coins than a refiner would give.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,814 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It looks like they want to get more cash for these fake coins than a refiner would give. >>



    You're assuming they are smart enough to authenticate gold coins. Even if it were real, they would probably pay less than melt for it.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

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