1909-O $5 Raw for 8k

Sheldon_Overton_Baby · October 11, 2018 10:34AM

Posted on CC but here is the listing: https://ebay.com/itm/1909-GOLD-5-INDIAN-HEAD-FIVE-DOLLAR-COIN-HALF-EAGLE-US-/232950271148?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720

If you look and zoom in you can see the mint mark and on right side the residual part of what I presume to be the original "D".

Edit: If have a moment report it and maybe get it taken down. I am not a good messenger but maybe somebody who can say it without sounding like a jerk should message seller and explain situation.

ChrisH821 · October 11, 2018 11:19AM

I'm fairly certain that coin has been talked about here in recent months, maybe it was a different one though.. I seem to remember it was also an ebay listing that neglected to mention a mint mark.

AUandAG · October 11, 2018 11:23AM

spurious mint mark............in my mind.

bob

Sheldon_Overton_Baby · October 11, 2018 11:39AM

@ChrisH821 said:
I'm fairly certain that coin has been talked about here in recent months, maybe it was a different one though.. I seem to remember it was also an ebay listing that neglected to mention a mint mark.

Oh really? I was pretty sure there was nothing nefarious by the seller going on but if this was listed before that sort of changes the ball game.

stevek · October 11, 2018 12:24PM

I'm sorry, but in my opinion, you must be a glutton for punishment to buy a raw coin such as this for 8k off Ebay.

Sheldon_Overton_Baby · October 11, 2018 12:44PM

@stevek said:
I'm sorry, but in my opinion, you must be a glutton for punishment to buy a raw coin such as this for 8k off Ebay.

Especially when the pictures show an altered mint mark.

As mentioned on CC the mint mark also looks huge compared to real ones. I guess the person who altered it needed to mask their work because that "O" is like 2x or 3x as thick as any real ones.

ChrisH821 · October 11, 2018 12:47PM

@Sheldon_Overton_Baby said:

@ChrisH821 said:
I'm fairly certain that coin has been talked about here in recent months, maybe it was a different one though.. I seem to remember it was also an ebay listing that neglected to mention a mint mark.

Oh really? I was pretty sure there was nothing nefarious by the seller going on but if this was listed before that sort of changes the ball game.

My mistake, I was actually thinking of your other post from August concerning a 1909 O(or D) $5. Which BTW you never told us if you bought it or not.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1003582/1909-5-is-that-an-o

Sheldon_Overton_Baby · October 11, 2018 12:49PM

@ChrisH821 said:

@Sheldon_Overton_Baby said:

@ChrisH821 said:
I'm fairly certain that coin has been talked about here in recent months, maybe it was a different one though.. I seem to remember it was also an ebay listing that neglected to mention a mint mark.

Oh really? I was pretty sure there was nothing nefarious by the seller going on but if this was listed before that sort of changes the ball game.

My mistake, I was actually thinking of your other post from August concerning a 1909 O(or D) $5. Which BTW you never told us if you bought it or not.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1003582/1909-5-is-that-an-o