What are the chances this is a valid eBay auction for 1945-S war nickel?

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• Leiana Posts: 4,349 ✭

  August 26, 2006 4:19AM

  The obverse and reverse don't even look like they are from the same coin.
  
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• SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭

  August 26, 2006 4:20AM

  
  
  << <i>The obverse and reverse don't even look like they are from the same coin.
  
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• millennium Posts: 3,305

  August 26, 2006 4:28AM

  I wouldn't worry...the bidder isn't going to pay anyway...I suspect.

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• 1921obsession Posts: 559 ✭

  August 26, 2006 4:39AM

  My money says it's a known troll activating a dormant account, with a shill to get the bidding started.

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• STONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

  August 26, 2006 4:48AM

  
  Doubtful. He is even charging a minimum of $14 for shipping.
  
  We would need the who PCGS label pic.

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• NIckelCollector Posts: 441 ✭✭

  August 26, 2006 5:26AM

  This is a pop 4 coin - I know where two are Just Having Fun has one and I have another.

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• coinman420 Posts: 4,666 ✭

  August 26, 2006 5:28AM

  i asked the seller if he could email a pic of the label an hour ago and no response yet.

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• LindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 26, 2006 5:44AM

  Interesting that seller and bidder are both 0 feedback persons.

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• Peaceman Posts: 5,098

  August 26, 2006 5:46AM

  Anyone notice the reverse pic is not from a PCGS slab....

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• Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭

  August 26, 2006 5:48AM

  Obverse pic appears to be from a PCGS slab, while the reverse pic appears to be from a NGC slab:
  
  

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• BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304

  August 26, 2006 6:21AM

  Zero feedback seller, zero feedback high bidder. Sham coin, sham auction. Chances are......GOoD! 100%... fake

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• Shamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

  August 26, 2006 7:26AM

  
  I would never buy an expensive coin from a zero feedback bidder.
  

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• Louis Posts: 3,687

  August 26, 2006 7:29AM

  
  
  << <i>I would never buy an expensive coin from a zero feedback bidder. >>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

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• majorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭

  August 26, 2006 7:46AM

  Hey, is this the Bogus thread?

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• sinin1 Posts: 7,500 ✭

  August 26, 2006 8:24AM

  the seller - tommytime8 has had the account for about 53 weeks but no activity until now
  
  the current high bidder - armanijewelz has had the account less than a week and this is only auction bid on
  
  I asked the seller for the numbers above the coin and they answered with this
  
  84027.67/71116340
  
  
  I checked the number and it is valid but when I tried adding it to my set - PCGS said it already is in a set and wouldn't let me
  
  
  
  I guess since they don't accept PAYPAL, I'll pass

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• Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭

  August 26, 2006 8:26AM

  Yep, the number checks-out:
  
  COIN INFORMATION
  Cert Verification #: 71116340
  Date, mintmark: 1945-S
  Denomination: 5C
  Variety: N/A
  Pedigree:
  Country: The United States of America
  Grade: MS67FS

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• sinin1 Posts: 7,500 ✭

  August 26, 2006 8:39AM

  I found were they got the info
  
  Jan 12, 2005 Heritage Signature sale
  Heritage link
  
  they probably photo cropped the photos from there as well
  
  looks like the chances of being legit auction are none

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