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That’s a terrible Bay Bridge half counterfeit

kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Eeesh..

https://m.ebay.com/itm/1936-S-50C-Bay-Bridge-Silver-Commemorative-Half-Dollar/183111251712?epid=170431097&hash=item2aa247f700:g:EP0AAOSwmWFanh4G

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  • CommemDudeCommemDude Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It appears to be a Chinese bear....they need to up their game a bit if they want to fool us

    Dr Mikey
    Commems and Early Type
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 24, 2018 8:16AM

    @CommemDude said:
    It appears to be a Chinese bear....they need to up their game a bit if they want to fool us

    Don't give them any ideas. We should tell them that this is worderful likeness and that if they are to continue, that they should maintain this level of quality. No improvements are necessary.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Its so bad I kind of want one!
    Where (on ebay) did you see this?

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,790 ✭✭✭✭✭

    what crud, no thanks

  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,810 ✭✭✭✭✭

    reported both.

    bob

    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,443 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That critter looks like a cross between a baboon and lion.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 10,040 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dang listing removed. How much were they asking? High novelty factor.

  • robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can offer the seller .99 cents with shipping... LOL !!!

    Ebay items for sale Current BIN's / The Kingdom Collection
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 25, 2018 3:05PM

    @SeattleSlammer said:
    Dang listing removed. How much were they asking? High novelty factor.

    I wish you wouldn't. It only encourages them to make more. When you bail them out of their failures, only makes counterfeiting more attractive. A photo should be enough. I've built a large "black cabinet" collection that way.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,008 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lame!

    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • drfishdrfish Posts: 947 ✭✭✭✭

    Manbearpig! For the Southpark fans

  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There’s been a ton of these similarly looking fake commems on eBay. Too many for me to bother to report. If you know anything about commems you can spot them instantly.

  • CascadeChrisCascadeChris Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Damn. Islam is counterfeiting our classic commems now! :lol:

    The more you VAM..
  • rln_14rln_14 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭✭

    Terrible toe nails...

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That depiction is indeed comical.... I would think any collector would recognize that as a fake....Cheers, RickO

  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think I might rather have that than a real one.


    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    we need high tariffs on coins from china

    Gold has a world price entirely unaffected by accounting games between the Treasury and the Fed. - Jim Rickards

  • CommemDudeCommemDude Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's a real one for comparison

    Dr Mikey
    Commems and Early Type
  • blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CommemDude said:
    It appears to be a Chinese bear....they need to up their game a bit if they want to fool us

    LOL, they are fooling collectors, dealers, the "experts" at ALL the TPG services etc. No need to up their game, as a collector I know it is not what you or I want to hear but they are already winning.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Regulated said:
    I think I might rather have that than a real one.

    I’ll flip you for it and agree

    m

    Walker Proof Digital Album
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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow.
    If a collector were to be fooled by that, they almost deserve to be taken.......
    (almost)

  • OuthaulOuthaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn't know hobo half dollars were around.

  • OuthaulOuthaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Actually, I do believe that that's the accented hair Bay Bridge Half.

  • goldengolden Posts: 9,904 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is funny.

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