Fake PCGS slab/1796 dollar on ebay

Frankcoins

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180608164422


Please report at
www.ebay.com/ccw

BillJones

Here we go again!

I've seen an example of that fake with the bust too far to the left, like the 1795 variety. A guy at the coin club brought one in that he had bought off of the Internet for $200. He was wondering if it was genuine and got upset with me when I told him that it was a Chinese counterfeit.

ricko

People who get scammed ALWAYS get upset with the one that tells them the truth...... I have had acquaintances who would not even talk to me after I told them (very gently) that the coin they had was fake or not rare, or not valuable (after they paid a fortune for it). Cheers, RickO

DorkGirl

Reported.

Manorcourtman

reported

DennisH

Reported

Here's where that serial number came from when the real coin sold at Heritage two years ago.

Alltheabove76

Thats a good looking fake from the pics. THe slab is what looks funny. They are getting better and better every day.

lordmarcovan

Good watchdog work, y'all.

okracer

Its still listed with less than 3 hours to go.

mingot

Check out the sellers auction of a 2008-W 10$ Gold.

Or better yet, check out the winning bidder:

Winning Bidder

Shilling, tasting the high bid and retracting. Good stuff.

Wow, check out the underbidder, too.

TPRC

Thank you for this valuable service. I saw this coin when it was first listed, didn't like it, and suspected it was a fake. It just looks "off." But other than that, I'm not sure that I can articulate why it it is a counterfeit. The color is odd and there is what looks like some raised metal to the left of the date and at star 2. But why is it so clear to everyone but me that it is counterfeit with these poor photos? What am I missing?
Thanks again.

DavidC

wow good people help others!

Frankcoins

I don't take any credit for discovering this, someone ATS pointed it out, but I thought it should be here also since it's a PCGS slab.

Unfortuately, it sold for $3,150 as ebay failed to remove it despite many people reporting it.

lordmarcovan

I too wouldn't have had an inkling, short of the suspiciously dark photos and a somewhat strange looking font on the slab.

Wow, three people on this thread with Chain cent avatars. Cool.

SUMORADA

This is one of his other auctions......I think the coin is sitting on top of the pcgs slab.......

Link

DRUNNER

I am fairly new to eBay . . . but I don't think I've ever seen 91% positive feedback . .

Drunner

AnkurJ

Thats pretty scray...

The slab looks pretty good to me.

DoubleEagle59

<< <i>This is one of his other auctions......I think the coin is sitting on top of the pcgs slab.......

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I agree.

Look at the date!!

It looks like the '4' is just barely hanging on.

PinkFloyd

Yikes, 91% is darned low for ebay.

sinin1

here is the slabbed coin at Heritage sale a couple FUNs back

Heritage sale


eBay can still cancel auction after close

NotSure

91%....with only 27 feedbacks!

AUandAG

<< <i>This is one of his other auctions......I think the coin is sitting on top of the pcgs slab.......

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I wrote the seller and asked for pics of all the coins and here is his response:

"Thay are all in PCGS slab. I don't have all coins with me. I'll be getting it. What is you problem.
I'm selling my stuff and why are you so, bothered of my business."

Not instilling confidence in my opinion. Almost sounds Chinese.

bob

kimber45ACP

Warnings made to fraud buyers, but not about the fraud seller.

MsMorrisine

listing removed.

for future reference, the seller is max7519

mingot

He's still shamelessly bidding up one of his other auctions.

Is there a way to report "suspected" shill bidding?

NM, found the report option for that one.