1901-S Barber quarter - 100% Certifiably Bogus.

Dave99B · November 11, 2005 2:31PM

Amazing what people will pay for a fake "key". Oh man.....why????????

Over $400.00 right now. Will we see $1,000.00?

Dave

eBay Auction: 1901-S Barber

ziggy29 · November 11, 2005 2:42PM

Can't beiieve what some will pay for a $3 coin. It's interesting to see how much some people will pay to fill the hole.

Still, I can't blame the seller. They started this at 99 cents and were VERY clear that this was an added mint mark. This one is truly economic Darwinism. It's apparently worth several hundred bucks for some people to fill the hole knowing it's not authentic.

clw54 · November 11, 2005 2:48PM

People used to add mintmarks to pass the coin off as real. Now it seems profitable to add a mintmark and sell it as a fake.

HTubbs · November 11, 2005 2:49PM

I have a feeling that since the fake is so good,it will end up back on eBay as a genuine piece.The buyer will most likely make a profit....

jdimmick · November 12, 2005 12:22AM

I have a feeling this coin is going to stick somebody in the near future and its ashame.

BuffaloIronTail · November 12, 2005 12:33AM

My feeling, exactly!

Somebody, somewhere in the future is going to purchase this coin as genuine.

I really don't think that this coin is being purchsed to fill a hole.....

But to fill someones wallet!

Pete

ebaytrader · November 12, 2005 12:34AM

<< <i>I have a feeling this coin is going to stick somebody in the near future and its ashame. >>

segoja · November 12, 2005 1:19AM

Amazing.

At least the seller is honest, but we don't know about the buyer.

Barberman55 · November 12, 2005 2:30AM

If you're going to pay that kind of money to fill a hole, then why not buy a fake that's in a higher grade than AG or G-4. I don't even think it's a real good fake, the "S" mintmark is positioned to low, and there is way to much detail on the mintmark, compared to the rest of the reverse. Given what the rest of the reverse looks like, I would think that the mintmark would be much flatter, and show much less detail. For the money being spent on this fake, think of the really nice "authentic" Barber (obviously not an 01-s) you could be spending your money on. Let's just hope it's being used as an expensive hole filler.

mgoodm3 · November 12, 2005 2:33AM

Not worth it to buy as hole-filler fake for $400 unless you plan opn reselling it as real at a later date.

tincup · November 12, 2005 3:25AM

No doubt in my mind where this coin is intended to go. Perhaps not the best fake around... but definitely good enough. In my area, there is an auction firm that has coin auctions once per month.... if this coin was placed in their auction, no doubt in my mind it would go as authentic.

Not much we can do about that. Let the buyer beware..... I have made my share of mistakes!!

Dave99B · November 15, 2005 9:10AM

Hmmmm......

"This listing (8350483679) has been removed by eBay or is no longer available. Please make sure that you've entered the item number correctly. If the item was removed by eBay, please consider this transaction canceled. If anybody contacts you to complete the sale, please ignore the request. Completing the sale outside of eBay may be unsafe and will not be covered by eBay purchase protection programs."

DickyBetz · November 15, 2005 9:11AM

Why would it be removed? He says it is fake.

Conder101 · November 15, 2005 10:27PM

Because eBay rules prohibits the selling of a counterfeit. Yess I know they let a lot of auctions continue even after we inform them that the coin is a fake, but in those cases they have to try and decide if it is or not and they aren't qualified to tell. So they error on the safe side (for them) and let the auction continue claiming that they can't tell if it is fake. In the case of this auction the seller has admitted it is a fake so eBay can go ight ahead and enforce their no counterfeit rule in safety.

1901-S Barber quarter - 100% Certifiably Bogus.

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