Altered 3 Legged Buffalo on eBay

commoncents05

Link to auction.

Rather than spending the $200+ on this altered coin, it might be wise for the bidders to spend the $20 on the book first.

-Paul

AUandAG

Holy smokes! He's a coin seller as well! Oh my.

bob

coinkid855

If the buffalo ain't pissin', the leg ain't missin'.


Just something I learned yesterday in my counterfeit detection class!




-Paul

GRANDAM

<< <i>If the buffalo ain't pissin', the leg ain't missin'.


Does anyone have a close-up of,,,,,,, well,,,,,, the Buffalo "Relieving" himself?

GrandAm

koynekwest

And a crude one at that. Not well done at all. I'll inform the seller of what he has. If he chooses to continue the listing I'll report it to ebay. It's sad to see that there are so many people so uninformed as to be bidding real money on this thing.

Numismanic

<< <i>Does anyone have a close-up of,,,,,,, well,,,,,, the Buffalo "Relieving" himself? >>




The first thing to look for as a diagnostic marker on a genuine coin is what looks like a line of raised dots from the middle of the bison's belly to the ground.




The next thing to check is the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM seen above the bison's back. On a genuine example, the P of PLURIBUS and the U of UNUM do not touch the upper portion of the back.