<< <i>Well, good for them for doing the right thing - even though they had little choice in the end. >>
It's called damage control.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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<< <i>Someone call someone who knows something and get this cleared up with the "media". >>
Made two posts in comment section.. First Stacks/Bowers or Heritage Auctions would bring in more and got a thumbs down Second Been reported it could not be verified real and has been removed from auction. No one cared
It's funny...when I first saw it I thought...fake! But I assumed that if it was going on the auction block with a USD 4M estimate, surely it woudl have been authenticated.
I love the part about the "mold' being broken. Clearly, this is an auction house that has dealt with numerous numismatic items. I would certainly consign my $4M coin to them for sale.
What is incredible about finding an altered coin with an added mintmark? Unusual for a gold coin but fairly common for other denominations of coins.
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
<< <i>I believe that the use of the word incredible in the proper context means not believable. >>
Exactly.
In another bit of news, soon to be reported, the finder of this gem went on to find a Continental Dollar under the floor board of an old farmhouse which will be auctioned soon, also uncertified, by the same auction house.
What is incredible about finding an altered coin with an added mintmark? Unusual for a gold coin but fairly common for other denominations of coins. >>
Based upon certain characteristics I am 99% certain that the entire coin is counterfeit, but the date may have been altered and the mint mark added as well.
TD
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<< <i>It looks like the listing has been removed. >>
Good sleuthing everyone!
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Ian we could not get the coin verified as you suspected and we have immediately removed it from our auction, thanks for your help
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Well, good for them for doing the right thing - even though they had little choice in the end.
They will probably benefit from the additional publicity in any case.
<< <i>Well, good for them for doing the right thing - even though they had little choice in the end. >>
It's called damage control.
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
- Ian
Owner/Founder GreatCollections
GreatCollections Coin Auctions - Certified Coin Auctions Every Week - Rare Coins & Coin Values
<< <i>Someone call someone who knows something and get this cleared up with the "media". >>
Made two posts in comment section.. First Stacks/Bowers or Heritage Auctions would bring in more and got a thumbs down
"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
<< <i>Maybe I'm just getting old, but is anyone else having trouble navigating and totally understand just what is going on here? >>
Its seems all of the pics have "disappeared"
Coin's for sale/trade.
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<< <i>Maybe I'm just getting old, but is anyone else having trouble navigating and totally understand just what is going on here? >>
Its seems all of the pics have "disappeared"
It's what happens when you arrive late to the party, all the good food is already eaten and all the good booze is already drank.
"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
I love the part about the "mold' being broken. Clearly, this is an auction house that has dealt with numerous numismatic items. I would certainly consign my $4M coin to them for sale.
Jack
<< <i>What an amazing find. Just incredible. >>
What is incredible about finding an altered coin with an added mintmark? Unusual for a gold coin but fairly common for other denominations of coins.
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
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<< <i>I believe that the use of the word incredible in the proper context means not believable.
Exactly.
In another bit of news, soon to be reported, the finder of this gem went on to find a Continental Dollar under the floor board of an old farmhouse which will be auctioned soon, also uncertified, by the same auction house.
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<< <i>What an amazing find. Just incredible. >>
What is incredible about finding an altered coin with an added mintmark? Unusual for a gold coin but fairly common for other denominations of coins. >>
Based upon certain characteristics I am 99% certain that the entire coin is counterfeit, but the date may have been altered and the mint mark added as well.
TD