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1799 Bust Dollar ICG-40 CERTIFIED UNCERTIFIED COUNTERFEIT

First, try not to throw-up after looking at this guys filthy dirty hands. Second, try not to throw-up after looking at this guys filthy disgusting counterfeit coin. Now that you have your barf bags ready, click on the listing:

ebay.com/itm/1799-Draped-Bust-Silver-Dollar-1-Certified-ICG-XF40-Details-EF40-Rare-Coin-/272655352670?hash=item3f7b86835e:g:LC0AAOSwcgNZCSvg

I'm curious as to why this guy is claiming his worthless counterfeit is certified and graded by ICG?????

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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭

    Sorry, I threw up.

    It does look like a fresh discovery dig though

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    Batman23Batman23 Posts: 5,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hey now, he's just a working man trying to make a buck. He just needs to get a bit better with the next buck he makes...

    No idea where ICG comes into this...

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    BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,882 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 3, 2017 4:09AM

    It **is **in ICG plastic and they are usually pretty good at detecting counterfeits (they are the only TPG that slabs - in their bright yellow educational slab - contemporary counterfeits). So I'd assume it was dug up with a backhoe and then the finder carved his initial in the coin. Other than all that...

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Listing is gone now... did anyone get a screenshot?? My stomach is stable and I have not had breakfast yet...... :D ....Cheers, RickO

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is the coin in an ICG slab?


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    joebb21joebb21 Posts: 4,806 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I believe the coin was holed through the date and the S from states on the reverse.

    Subsequently a plug was placed and the date and letters were retooled.

    Not a counterfeit

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,779 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @joebb21 said:
    I believe the coin was holed through the date and the S from states on the reverse.

    Subsequently a plug was placed and the date and letters were retooled.

    Not a counterfeit

    That might be, but I would have to see this one in person before I could say that it is genuine. It's got some bulges and lumps in the surfaces that you usually don't see on these coins. At any rate, if this thing is really plugged, given the fact that it's in the date area would make it hard to get a legitimate coin repair guy to work on it. It is my understanding that they don't like to restore digits in the date.

    On an expanded note, the strategy of damaging counterfeits and then submitting them to the authentication and grading services seems to be spreading. There was an exhibit at the recent Early American Coppers convention of counterfeits that were in slabs. The "damage" allows the counterfeiter to scrap off some of the telltale problems with their products in order to have them declared "genuine."

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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:

    On an expanded note, the strategy of damaging counterfeits and then submitting them to the authentication and grading services seems to be spreading. There was an exhibit at the recent Early American Coppers convention of counterfeits that were in slabs. The "damage" allows the counterfeiter to scrap off some of the telltale problems with their products in order to have them declared "genuine."

    That is scary

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    MarkMark Posts: 3,635 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones
    Thanks for the information; I did not know that. I think I recall a Gallery Mint coin where the word "copy" had be scrapped off being submitted somewhere for certification but I simply do not recall if it was encapsulated.

    Bill, I'd love to be able click something below your post to show my appreciation. But "LOL" is not appropriate, I can't "Agree" because I did not know about this beforehand, and I definitely cannot "Like" what you describe being done. So consider my post a click of the "Appreciate Greatly" button.

    Mark


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    logger7logger7 Posts: 9,637 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You could contact Skip Fazzari at ICG who would tell you how he and Randy saw the coin in terms of the problems, usually they are willing with the cert. # to provide their analysis, unlike the others.

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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 25,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Holed at the 2nd 9 and plugged. Looks like the real thing to my eyes.

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    C0inCollect0rC0inCollect0r Posts: 374 ✭✭

    The title of this posting is misleading and confusing - The counterfeit coin was not certified by ICG. It was a raw fake that has been removed.

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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,371 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks to be real. The seller isn't hiding anything as far as damage.

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    WinLoseWinWinLoseWin Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    This was not the coin or listing that was in the original post, which has now apparently been removed by Ebay or the seller. That makes it a bit confusing for people looking now as the link now defaults to similar titles.

    The original listing was an obvious fake not in an ICG holder nor any holder. The original lister may have copied the title from another listing that did mention ICG. If I remember correctly, they did not have any other coins for sale.

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    Listing is gone now... did anyone get a screenshot?? My stomach is stable and I have not had breakfast yet...... :D ....Cheers, RickO

    Here is what the COUNTERFEIT 1799 looks like:

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    REALGATORREALGATOR Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The hands are crustier than the coin. Geez...

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :D He just did all that work cleaning the crud off the coin.... Cheers, RickO

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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,371 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 3, 2017 2:14PM

    That one does make me a bit nauseous. Love those 9's. You'd expect better quality out of box of Cracker Jacks.

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Had me going for awhile..........had me looking for dirty hands and stuff.........glad the original pic was posted.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said: "@joebb21 said: "I believe the coin was holed through the date and the S from states on the reverse.
    Subsequently a plug was placed and the date and letters were retooled. Not a counterfeit

    That might be, but I would have to see this one in person before I could say that it is genuine. It's got some bulges and lumps in the surfaces that you usually don't see on these coins. At any rate, if this thing is really plugged, given the fact that it's in the date area would make it hard to get a legitimate coin repair guy to work on it. It is my understanding that they don't like to restore digits in the date.

    On an expanded note, the strategy of damaging counterfeits and then submitting them to the authentication and grading services seems to be spreading. There was an exhibit at the recent Early American Coppers convention of counterfeits that were in slabs. The "damage" allows the counterfeiter to scrap off some of the telltale problems with their products in order to have them declared "genuine."

    The ICG coin is a 100% GENUINE 1799 dollar BB-166, B-9. The naked-eye diagnostic break under the "1" is as obvious as the naked-eye large plug that has destroyed the reverse next to the "S." Some of the "lumps" resulted from damage (chest) and others are from heat (rev. under "R" of "America").

    IMO, it is very unfortunate that a "Header" claiming one of the TPGS's authenticated a fake as genuine was posted. Fortunately, many members with more skills than the OP corrected his error. Nevertheless, the damage was done and I believe this entire thread should be deleted.

    I don't think any of us in this thread needed to see the type of junk that was originally posted by the coin dealer.

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    @BillJones said: "@joebb21 said: "I believe the coin was holed through the date and the S from states on the reverse.
    Subsequently a plug was placed and the date and letters were retooled. Not a counterfeit

    That might be, but I would have to see this one in person before I could say that it is genuine. It's got some bulges and lumps in the surfaces that you usually don't see on these coins. At any rate, if this thing is really plugged, given the fact that it's in the date area would make it hard to get a legitimate coin repair guy to work on it. It is my understanding that they don't like to restore digits in the date.

    On an expanded note, the strategy of damaging counterfeits and then submitting them to the authentication and grading services seems to be spreading. There was an exhibit at the recent Early American Coppers convention of counterfeits that were in slabs. The "damage" allows the counterfeiter to scrap off some of the telltale problems with their products in order to have them declared "genuine."

    The ICG coin is a 100% GENUINE 1799 dollar BB-166, B-9. The naked-eye diagnostic break under the "1" is as obvious as the naked-eye large plug that has destroyed the reverse next to the "S." Some of the "lumps" resulted from damage (chest) and others are from heat (rev. under "R" of "America").

    IMO, it is very unfortunate that a "Header" claiming one of the TPGS's authenticated a fake as genuine was posted. Fortunately, many members with more skills than the OP corrected his error. Nevertheless, the damage was done and I believe this entire thread should be deleted.

    I don't think any of us in this thread needed to see the type of junk that was originally posted by the coin dealer.

    WOW.......that is the most un-informed pathetic response I've ever read. The ebay member that listed his counterfeit 1799, jaimechavez (121), claimed his coin was certified by ICG in his listing. A shame that you are unable to comprehend simple English.

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    MorganMan94MorganMan94 Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    @BillJones said: "@joebb21 said: "I believe the coin was holed through the date and the S from states on the reverse.
    Subsequently a plug was placed and the date and letters were retooled. Not a counterfeit

    That might be, but I would have to see this one in person before I could say that it is genuine. It's got some bulges and lumps in the surfaces that you usually don't see on these coins. At any rate, if this thing is really plugged, given the fact that it's in the date area would make it hard to get a legitimate coin repair guy to work on it. It is my understanding that they don't like to restore digits in the date.

    On an expanded note, the strategy of damaging counterfeits and then submitting them to the authentication and grading services seems to be spreading. There was an exhibit at the recent Early American Coppers convention of counterfeits that were in slabs. The "damage" allows the counterfeiter to scrap off some of the telltale problems with their products in order to have them declared "genuine."

    The ICG coin is a 100% GENUINE 1799 dollar BB-166, B-9. The naked-eye diagnostic break under the "1" is as obvious as the naked-eye large plug that has destroyed the reverse next to the "S." Some of the "lumps" resulted from damage (chest) and others are from heat (rev. under "R" of "America").

    IMO, it is very unfortunate that a "Header" claiming one of the TPGS's authenticated a fake as genuine was posted. Fortunately, many members with more skills than the OP corrected his error. Nevertheless, the damage was done and I believe this entire thread should be deleted.

    I don't think any of us in this thread needed to see the type of junk that was originally posted by the coin dealer.

    Did you even read the entire thread? The coin Joe posted IS NOT the same coin in the original post. I don't know why that coin was posted as all it has done is confuse people.

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    RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can someone call a favor from an FBI fingerprint tech? You might have enough for a match in that photo....?

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ArizonaRareCoins said:

    @Insider2 said:
    @BillJones said: "@joebb21 said: "I believe the coin was holed through the date and the S from states on the reverse.
    Subsequently a plug was placed and the date and letters were retooled. Not a counterfeit

    That might be, but I would have to see this one in person before I could say that it is genuine. It's got some bulges and lumps in the surfaces that you usually don't see on these coins. At any rate, if this thing is really plugged, given the fact that it's in the date area would make it hard to get a legitimate coin repair guy to work on it. It is my understanding that they don't like to restore digits in the date.

    On an expanded note, the strategy of damaging counterfeits and then submitting them to the authentication and grading services seems to be spreading. There was an exhibit at the recent Early American Coppers convention of counterfeits that were in slabs. The "damage" allows the counterfeiter to scrap off some of the telltale problems with their products in order to have them declared "genuine."

    The ICG coin is a 100% GENUINE 1799 dollar BB-166, B-9. The naked-eye diagnostic break under the "1" is as obvious as the naked-eye large plug that has destroyed the reverse next to the "S." Some of the "lumps" resulted from damage (chest) and others are from heat (rev. under "R" of "America").

    IMO, it is very unfortunate that a "Header" claiming one of the TPGS's authenticated a fake as genuine was posted. Fortunately, many members with more skills than the OP corrected his error. Nevertheless, the damage was done and I believe this entire thread should be deleted.

    I don't think any of us in this thread needed to see the type of junk that was originally posted by the coin dealer.

    WOW.......that is the most un-informed pathetic response I've ever read. The ebay member that listed his counterfeit 1799, jaimechavez (121), claimed his coin was certified by ICG in his listing. A shame that you are unable to comprehend simple English.

    Your RECKLESS post linked directly to a perfectly genuine TPGS slabbed dollar. I reported it and hope this entire thread is deleted. That's all I will say so I don't break any rules by writing what I really think...LOL.

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:

    Your RECKLESS post linked directly to a perfectly genuine TPGS slabbed dollar. I reported it and hope this entire thread is deleted. That's all I will say so I don't break any rules by writing what I really think...LOL.

    WRONG AGAIN....My "reckless" link did NOT link directly to a perfectly genuine TPGS slabbed dollar. Of course you want this entire thread deleted as it exposes your inabilities. Try again.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MorganMan94 said: "Did you even read the entire thread? The coin Joe posted IS NOT the same coin in the original post. I don't know why that coin was posted as all it has done is confuse people."

    I don't suffer errors very well. Of course I OPENED and READ the entire thread as soon as I saw in the header that a TPGS (ICG in this case) slabbed a counterfeit. When I opened the link that the dealer posted I saw a perfectly genuine 1799 dollar in an ICG slab!

    That does not change the original ERROR. The OP's link did not go to a crude fake! It went to a genuine coin. That's why I posted here and reported the thread. Thankfully, other members corrected the confusion; nevertheless, there is a thread on the PCGS forum leading the uninformed to believe ICG slabbed a counterfeit. All the TPGS have but not this time.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 3, 2017 4:03PM

    @ArizonaRareCoins Try out my inabilities. LOL. I was able to read and comprehend this:

    Your Link: ebay.com/itm/1799-Draped-Bust-Silver-Dollar-1-Certified-ICG-XF40-Details-EF40-Rare-Coin-/272655352670?hash=item3f7b86835e:g:LC0AAOSwcgNZCSvg

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:

    The OP's link did not go to a crude fake! It went to a genuine coin.

    WRONG, YET AGAIN....When you click on the link, it returns the message:
    "1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar 1 Certified ICG XF40 Details EF40 Rare Coin
    0 results. You may also like"

    This is the message you receive when eBay has removed a listing. Not sure why you don't just admit you were wrong.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Still there on the LINK in your OP. LOL.

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    1799-Draped-Bust-Silver-Dollar-1-Certified-ICG-XF40-Details-EF40-Rare-Coin

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    Still there on the LINK in your OP. LOL.

    Image is loading 1799-Draped-Bust-Silver-Dollar-1-Certified-ICG-XF40-Details-EF40-Rare-Coin

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    1799-Draped-Bust-Silver-Dollar-1-Certified-ICG-XF40-Details-EF40-Rare-Coin

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    STILL WRONG........When you click on the link, it returns the message:
    "1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar 1 Certified ICG XF40 Details EF40 Rare Coin
    0 results. You may also like"

    I originally started this thread to be amusing and also a learning experience. It was amusing to see an eBay member list a coin that he held in his very dirty grimy hands and claimed it to be certified by ICG as Xf40. It was a learning experience to see a counterfeit 1799 dollar........instead, this thread has morphed into something else. But, it is still amusing and a learning experience to read that members posts.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 3, 2017 4:53PM

    I don't find anything funny about counterfeits - even the junk coin that you wished to post in your OP.
    Anyway, it is too bad that an attempt at humor turned into what can appear to be a libelous attack on a TPGS. Regards.

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    I don't find anything funny about counterfeits - even the junk coin that you wished to post in your OP.
    Anyway, it is too bad that an attempt at humor turned into what can appear to be a libelous attack on a TPGS. Regards.

    WOW, you just keep digging yourself in deeper. Why would you want people to see what you're posting? There is NOT a single person that can understand why you are doing this to yourself. EVERYTHING you are posting is demonstrably WRONG:

    1. You keep claiming the coin in my original post is genuine, when it was clearly a counterfeit and has since been removed by eBay.
    2. You keep refering to a different eBay list that was NEVER referenced by me in any way.
    3. You keep claiming that when you click on my link, that you see a listing for some other coin. When in FACT, the link returns the following message, "1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar 1 Certified ICG XF40 Details EF40 Rare Coin
      0 results. You may also like". This is the standard message you receive from eBay when a listing has been removed.
    4. If you had read/comprehended the previous postings in this thread, you would have realized what was going on.
    5. Your inability to admit that you are WRONG is astonishing.
    6. I NEVER attacked any TPGS in any way.
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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 3, 2017 5:27PM

    Did you go to the top of your thread and click on the link in YOUR OP yet?

    I'll bet you did not and that's why my posts might seem crazy to you.

    Give it a try, click on the link. No need to tell me what comes up as I've done it four times to make sure I was not an idiot. You almost had me convinced that I was insane for trying the same thing FOUR TIMES with the same results. LOL I even tried to paste/copy it here for you to see as the coin (NOT the crude fake - the genuine ICG dollar linked in your OP) is still listed.

    This thread is done. I'm not posting anymore as each time I do ICG SLABS FAKES goes to the top of the threads.

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    Did you go to the top of your thread and click on the link in YOUR OP yet?

    YES, I have. I and EVERYBODY else get the following message, "1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar 1 Certified ICG XF40 Details EF40 Rare Coin 0 results. You may also like".

    There is NOTHING ambiguous about this result. It is not hard to comprehend. This is the STANDARD eBay message you get when there are NO RESULTS for your search because the listing has been removed. I feel sorry for you if you've clicked on that link 4 times and are still unable to comprehend what you're seeing. It isn't hard. I really don't understand why you can't admit you're WRONG and stop making a complete fool of yourself. You're doing it to yourself, I'm not the one doing it to you.

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    BruceSBruceS Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have no dog in this fight, but the OP is correct, if you click the link and read the small print Above the coin in question, it references a removed item, which was the original counterfeit coin. The rest is just the standard eBay search results. Just saying.

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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,049 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Terrible fake.

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    logger7logger7 Posts: 9,637 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have any fake Icg slabs showed up on ebay? Authentication is job #1 of the grading services.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,779 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is this the piece that has everyone's attention? If so I believe that it is genuine.

    The odd "9" is due to the fact that the coin has been holed and plugged in the date area. Forty years ago the coin repair guys refused to work on coins like this that had date area problems. It was too easy to change the date. This is an exception. The coin was holed over the "9" and the repair guy restored the date. He made it look odd on purpose, as he should do, to bring attention to the problem. Check out the "S" in "STATES" and you will see the rest of the repair.



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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    Is this the piece that has everyone's attention? If so I believe that it is genuine.

    The odd "9" is due to the fact that the coin has been holed and plugged in the date area. Forty years ago the coin repair guys refused to work on coins like this that had date area problems. It was too easy to change the date. This is an exception. The coin was holed over the "9" and the repair guy restored the date. He made it look odd on purpose, as he should do, to bring attention to the problem. Check out the "S" in "STATES" and you will see the rest of the repair.

    READ THE THREAD

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    StorkStork Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    Is this the piece that has everyone's attention? If so I believe that it is genuine.

    ...

    No. The original one linked is no longer there/has been removed. In small print above the auctions that do show is the phrase:

    " 1799 Draped Bust Silver Dollar 1 Certified ICG XF40 Details EF40 Rare Coin
    0 results. You may also like"

    Somewhere along the line eBay started listing other 'options' when a specific linked coin has been removed. The coin you are showing is not the one the OP linked initially. I do believe his is the one with the grubby paws that someone else had a screenshot of.

    The one you have is the top of the 'alternative' list generated by eBay and someone else inadvertently posted it.


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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,216 ✭✭✭✭✭

    maybe the seller should have cleaned their hands like the coins are. fwiw

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    ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

    @johnny9434 said:
    maybe the seller should have cleaned their hands like the coins are. fwiw

    I think he was trying to make people believe that he just dug the coin from the ground...........But, no matter how filthy his hands are, the coin will always be a crappy counterfeit.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,216 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yes, agreed .

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    topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I
    don't
    know.....
    I just consulted my references and think it could be a Bartender BB-37865 ;)

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