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"COULD BE A PRUSSIA"

Or this seller could be a complete moron.

(And one of the worst AT "artists" around- his Liteside coins are being discussed over on that forum.)




<< <i>1903 DEUTSCHES REICH FUNF MARK PRUSSIA? UNSURE RARE! >>



Hey, blockhead: first of all, if you're "UNSURE" of what it is, how do you know it's "RARE"?



<< <i>903 DEUTSCHES REICH FUNF MARK PRUSSIA? RARE! THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THIS COIN THIS COULD BE A PRUSSIA? >>



Apparently your "RESEARCH" didn't include turning the coin over and reading the other side, which says HAMBURG as clear as day.

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Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    I especially like in the Item Specifics "Method of Manufacture: GERMAN".

    Also, it's listed as a US colonial...


    I knew there was a reason I suggested Carol add this icon image
  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    SWEET!!

    He has one of those super rare Elizabeth II jubilee crowns from 1877!!

    That's also a US colonial coin...
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh, so YOU had them add the "smack" emoticon, eh? Bravo, bravo.

    Quite useful at times like this. image

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>SWEET!!

    He has one of those super rare Elizabeth II jubilee crowns from 1877!!

    That's also a US colonial coin... >>



    It's also a commerative. Can't forget that.

    Those US colonial commeratives with Elizabeth II from 1877 are quite the cat's meow, y'know.

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭


    << <i>"COULD BE A PRUSSIA" >>

    You mean it's not ? imageimage

    image -Preussen
    "Illegitimis non carborundum" -General Joseph Stilwell. See my auctions
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh, great - he's selling this "gem", as well...

    imageimage
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>YOU ARE BIDDING ON A 1776 CAROLUS.III.DEI.FRATIA RARE-SCARE! >>

    That's a good one. "Rare SCARE" indeed! image

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    He's also an egregious toning doctor... many of his coins look obviously baked.
  • Man you guys are tuff. Can't a guy be an idiot without you guys chewing him a new one? It is a free country image
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I messaged the seller, listing the reasons why the 8 Reales is an obvious counterfeit.

    His response:



    << <i>no nothing about these coins what so ever, and it is listed.


    - 57039 >>



    So he "no nothing"...
  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    I reported those when I first caught em this morning... looks like they're still going though...
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,376 ✭✭✭✭✭
    sometimes I just don't know what to write....image

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  • DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,832 ✭✭✭✭
    Advice to the Estate Auctioneer
    by Dentuck

    When you're in a big rusha,
    Don't let pressure crush ya.
    Just flip the reverse
    And see Hamburg, not Prussia.

  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Advice to the Estate Auctioneer
    by Dentuck

    When you're in a big rusha,
    Don't let pressure crush ya.
    Just flip the reverse
    And see Hamburg, not Prussia. >>



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  • DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508
    Yup, or it could even be a Petition Crown! heck, since he is simply guessing, he should have said "it could even be a very large 200 lb. Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin!"image
  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I reported those when I first caught em this morning... looks like they're still going though... >>



    I reported the auction for the 8 reales to eBay. This is the response I got from the seller:

    "It is not a violation on ebay. How do you know if it is a counterfit? For your information, this coin came from savana Georgia, from Kingston coins, he had it lock in a bank boxs for over 30 years he died, his sister sold off his estate 3 years ago. SoooooooooooooooooI would not assume something unless you have the coin in your hands and are a expert from pcgs."

    Looks like the "Savannah scammer" has struck again. And it looks like he knows more than he let on to 2K as well.

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,929 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I sent a message informing the seller the coin is from Hamburg and got this reply:

    Hello thank you very much I will be updating this coin today.

    Merry Christmas
    Debbie

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The only thing I could do was to change the Wiki page that the seller links in their auction for the 8 Reales fake to read the following statements...

    image

    Too bad I can't edit the image itself to something that would get the seller in trouble with eBay...
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    Given that this guy is the United States it would be prudent not to buy from US sellers.image
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