Another eBay night, another eBay counterfeit

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by -jeffB, Apr 7, 2014.

  1. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I'm no Morgan expert, but come on...!

    1892cc Morgan silver dollar

    1892-cc-fake.jpg 1892-cc-fake-rev.jpg

    I don't remember what font "The Simpsons" uses for its title, but I'm pretty sure the Mint wasn't using it for dates in 1892...
     
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  4. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Thanks, fixed. Hopefully it'll disappear soon anyhow.
     
  5. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    What tells that this is fake. (I don't know anything about dollar coins)
    Edit: I see the date is large
     
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  6. Yankee42

    Yankee42 Well-Known Member

    Ooof. How much time do you have. The date is horrendous, the stars are all wrong...
     
  7. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    Still don't see.
     
  8. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    If you compare the date on this coin to the date on a legitimate 1892-CC, this one looks like its date was drawn by a child with a crayon. The other details give a similar impression -- just very sloppy and uneven.
     
  9. doug444

    doug444 STAMPS and POSTCARDS too!

    Go look at any genuine 1892 Morgan on eBay, any mint mark, and compare the numerals. Plus this coin looks like Ms. Liberty has mumps. And finally, most of the letters of "America" lean way to the right. Plenty of other quirks too.
     
  10. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

  11. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    W.T.F.??? That's odd...I can probably send them a bag of no date buffalo nickels and they'll grade them MS71.
     
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  12. aubade21

    aubade21 Well-Known Member

    While it doesn't shock me that this is a fake, it does shock me that the pictures the person provided are clear enough to easily spot it as fake. In my experience, forgeries like this, especially from people with zero feedback, are blurry and / or too small to make out any details, forcing the buyer to decide if they want to roll the dice or not. Hopefully, this will get taken down soon.
     
  13. Pacecar

    Pacecar Well-Known Member

    1892-cc-fake.jpg
     
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  14. doug444

    doug444 STAMPS and POSTCARDS too!

    No rocket science here -- "CC" stands for Chinese Counterfeit...
     
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  15. Soiled

    Soiled Everyone has coin Avatars. I chose space.

    The nine looks horrible.
     
  16. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    That is what I noticed before I got replies.
     
  17. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    OH MY GAWD!!! SOMEONE BOUGHT IT!!!:eek:
     
  18. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Agreed. Who carved it? Squiggles the clown?
     
  19. micbraun

    micbraun coindiccted

    Mumps??? She looks more like another Cold Case victim ...from 1892 ;-)
     
  20. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    It supposedly sold for $175
     
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