1798 Draped Bust Dollar?
Was bid up to $1525.00 before going poof...



A couple of key "attribution points":

Bidders obviously didn't try to attribute the variety before bidding
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These are one of the "gifts that just keep giving"- my prior Coin Week article on these is at https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/struck-counterfeit-coins-a-family-of-struck-fake-draped-bust-dollars/
Best, Jack.
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It makes you wonder why anyone would ever consider bidding that amount on a raw dollar type that is known to be a favorite of counterfeiters.
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@291fifth said:
It makes you wonder why anyone would ever consider bidding that amount on a raw dollar type that is known to be a favorite of counterfeiters.No reason to wonder. They'd do it because they're unknowledgeable and thinking/hoping they'd be getting a bargain.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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She looks 16, which is a tell since she is 224.
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@asheland said:
Easy to spot fake.
Easy to spot if you know what to look for. Thanks to the OP and this website, the information is available. Unfortunately, a lot of people have more money than sence...
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This example in particular is an easy to spot counterfeit, even without the diagnostics. But there are certainly other counterfeits where your statement is correct.
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Listing was removed and immediately relisted with new images: https://www.ebay.com/itm/185466156524?hash=item2b2ea4f5ec:g:zIgAAOSw41Fiqkud
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@burfle23 said:
Listing was removed and immediately relisted with new images: https://www.ebay.com/itm/185466156524?hash=item2b2ea4f5ec:g:zIgAAOSw41FiqkudReported and removed again - thank you.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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Images from the relist:

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These continue to be popular on the internet!
Latest listings removed but I save images for my files:

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