The worst counterfeit gold dollar Ive *ever* seen on ebay.
ambro51
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Boy oh Boy. this one takes the cake. Anyone want to email this fellow and break the news to him??
http://cgi.ebay.com/1857-Indian-Princess-Head-1-Gold-Coin-Mint-State-T-L-/270520437644?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3efc464b8c
http://cgi.ebay.com/1857-Indian-Princess-Head-1-Gold-Coin-Mint-State-T-L-/270520437644?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3efc464b8c
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<< <i>I guess I don't know much about gold dollars because that doesn't look so bad to me. Just very cleaned with iffy pics. I know you know what you're talking about, so I'm sure it IS fake, but I can see how someone might be fooled. >>
I was thinking the same thing........lol
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wrong tribe and sex!
I think that once a seller has had a counterfeit coin auction removed.....any and all listings they put up in the future should be routed through a seperate listing "evaluation" that previews the item. yeah it would be a PITA for ebay but it would certainly clean up the act.
funny thing that guy wanted 200$ more for the fake than I paid for the pcgs AU58 real one!!!
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youre in the wrong hobby then.
Dwayne F. Sessom
Ebay ID: V-Nickel-Coins
<< <i>the one on the left?
youre in the wrong hobby then. >>
I meant your left.
In a side by side you can really see the differences, especially for an inexperienced gold collector like me.
Be interested to see the detail of the fake with the clarity in photography of Ambro's coin. But I'm assuming it was left out of focus for a reason.
<< <i>yeah I didnt know how you were missing that...even liberty looks pizzed off on the fake.
funny thing that guy wanted 200$ more for the fake than I paid for the pcgs AU58 real one!!! >>
His is uncirculated
But this counterfeit problem needs to be abated. People will continue to buy in pursuit of a 'deal', the haze of uncertainty clouds judgements...and they are stuck with a piece of trash. Thankfully, ebay IS able to delete listings on the advice of collectors like us, a very valuable service we can all do is to watchdog these sales as much as possible. Of course, we cant always tell for certain, looking at a mere photograph, but even so the ones we do catch will be off the market at least for awhile. Im certain a LOT of sellers honestly do not know...but there is a small portion of sneaky 'dealers' who will relist the fake and give it another whirl.
As I said, I think ANY seller who has a coin which is deemed to be a counterfeit removed by ebay, should have all their coin listings automatically reviewed by ebay. If they are caught again...Out da door. Yes of course they could create another ebay name, and do it all again, but most have some degree of tenure on ebay and do not want to lose this.