who likes this ebay coin

check out this coin I found on ebay . http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

 

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Is this the same coin someone showed here on the forum a little while back or is it just similar to
one I remember seeing on here ?

 

I don't recall seeing this, but I think it is pretty sweet... I'd give a fist pump if I found this in my pocket change.

 

I don't like it all. I would guess that it's a counterfeit error.

 

I'm trying to figure out how they can get the second strike accomplished without stretching the planchet like a 50% off center strike...

 

Me likes. Me don't know how it could have been counterfeited. Me thinks one would need a die for that.

 

Don't like.
What about you Rascal, are you buying it?

 

I'm curious to know if this was plucked out of circulation or if it was passed around from the mint employees to the outside. It's probably hard to tell, this coin has probably been through many hands over time.

 

Here's what I saw. The coins two dates and mintmarks side by side.

 

Someone explain to me exactly how this error happened... I'm having a really hard time trying to envision the exact scenario.

 

I don't like it either

 

It looks like the original strike was the off center one and it somehow didnt mis shape the coin (most o/cs are bent and/or oval shaped) and then it was struck again on center. We will find out more if mr diamond shows up. Im no expert but i find it unlikely to be a real error

 

I would laugh if someone tried to counterfeit an error like this and put a D mint mark and an S mint mark on the other date.

 

There was a 1982 lmc on here awhile ago like that it had been restruck with 1981 dies

 

I don't collect errors so I wouldn't buy it, don't even know if it is real. However, of all the "errors" I have seen this is one of my favorites.

 

Thanks for reminding me , that coin was done similar to this one.

 

this was the first thing I noticed when I first saw this coin. the D mint marks are not in the same location , one of them is closer to the date than the other one.... there are numerous other things I don't like about this coin.

 

If it were a legitimate error it would be in a slab to verify autherlnticity. The seller is trying to pull one over on the next owner or he doesnt know any better.

 

I was just thinking that... I also noticed that none of the coins he was selling (struck on wrong planchet, etc) were slabbed. That should be a clue that $200 might not be a fair price. Though he does say he offers a full refund. Meh, I'd still like to find that in my pocket change.

 

this is the same thing I noticed about this sellers other items. I hope someone is not making fake dies and using real mint planchets to make fakes. these would fool almost any error expert. look how easy it would be to strike a silver dime planchet or any planchet with a fake die of any denomination. This is getting really scary and could destroy our hobby.