Our old friend with the fake clips is back on eBay
seanq
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I didn't take the time to go back and find the threads, but this guy has been selling home-made modern clips under several different usernames since early this year. His first few accounts had names vaguely resembling valid TPGs, I think "ncgcoin" was one. On many of his earlier attempts the radius of curvature of the clips would not match the diameter of the coin, it looks like this time he's limited himself to quarters and nickels and to the untrained eye they are quite a bit more deceptive.
I know it's the same guy in part because his photographs were usually taken with the error coin placed on top of a 2x2 with a different coin inside, as though his scam was so unsuccessful he can't even afford to buy a new 2x2 for each coin. He is noteworthy also because in his original incarnation, his feedback included a positive for the purchase of several metal finishing Dremel toolbits.
Sean Reynolds
I didn't take the time to go back and find the threads, but this guy has been selling home-made modern clips under several different usernames since early this year. His first few accounts had names vaguely resembling valid TPGs, I think "ncgcoin" was one. On many of his earlier attempts the radius of curvature of the clips would not match the diameter of the coin, it looks like this time he's limited himself to quarters and nickels and to the untrained eye they are quite a bit more deceptive.
I know it's the same guy in part because his photographs were usually taken with the error coin placed on top of a 2x2 with a different coin inside, as though his scam was so unsuccessful he can't even afford to buy a new 2x2 for each coin. He is noteworthy also because in his original incarnation, his feedback included a positive for the purchase of several metal finishing Dremel toolbits.
Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
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Note also the Connecticut with the "missing clad layer."
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