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Interesting pick up today.....GTG with a twist POSTED NOW
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Okay here's the deal. One side GTG (1/2 of 70, so a max grade of 35). Then guess the date if you can figure it out from the reverse....good luck! Should be fun!
bob
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Counterfeit.
Now there's a twist
I'll guess 27 1/2 & 1880/79
Because fractions are fun
Because it's the most heavily counterfeited CC date, and the category under which this coin falls.
Counterfeit.
1889CC 29
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Counterfeit.... and so is the 1888.... Cheers, RickO
Actually Ricko it is not a counterfeit. It's the same coin and since they did not produce coins in Carson City in 1888 it becomes a fantasy piece.
However, it is not silver, and is magnetic and weighs light, that it is still not correct to sell as a silver dollar (no silver). Advertised as an 1888 silver dollar when I bought it.
It is now X'd out and will go back on Monday.
bob
To get it straight, did you put the Xs and now going to return it to seller?
YES,
bob
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To get it straight, did you put the Xs and now going to return it to seller?
YES,
bob
Good luck getting your refund since you are returning in a condition other than what you received it in. Counterfeit or not, fantasy or not, you had no right to gouge the obverse and reverse the way you did. Seems to me that you knew what you were buying, but since the metal was not silver, you decided to take a little revenge on the seller.
bingo!
Yes, it was intentional. I did know what I was buying if he shipped the coin in the pic. However, the coin in the pic did not match the description. The description was 1888 silver dollar. The pic was an 1888-cc. So, really did not know what he would send. However, the week before he did advertise and sell an 1888-cc dollar. During that auction I sent the seller a very informative and nice note explaining that what he has was not made in Carson City in 1888. I asked that he take it to a coin shop and have them explain. He sent me a message that said F**K OFF.
So, he did not block me and this came up and I happened to see it and bid and won (I was the only bidder).
So, yes, I was a bit peeved at him. I did want to see the coin in hand and see what he was selling. Took him a week to even mail it out even though I paid immediately on close of auction (within an hour).
As to my right to destroy his property, well you can have your opinion. Perhaps I should just send it back as received and let him sell it again. But, then I am an accomplice am I not? Besides, the USPS does not allow counterfeit US coins to be shipped through the US Mail system. Unless they are marked to comply with the Hobby and Protection Act of 1973. This coin was not marked copy or replica and thus would be illegal to ship back to him as sent.
If I lose my $41 then so be it. I doubt that I will and have done this before and received my refund. Ebay has actually told me to keep the coin and toss it instead of sending back when I presented the documentation that it was a fake US dollar. I will not go through that hassle at his point but certainly will if I don't get a refund.
bob
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