Anyone have some money to spare for a couple crappy looking Lincolns?

They are both certified, but they really look crappy. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1943-COPPER...86?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item1c414fa482

 

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I get a laugh from the "test marks" on that 1943.......If they really are from somone testing it, could you imagine how that person must feel!
#@&@, #$@#!!! It was real!!!!

 

wow.. put down the crack pipe and move away from ebay. Got to love free listings

 

For a better look at the 43 and its, ahem, "test marks"....

http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=42&lot=2462

 

Obviously not a million dollar coin in that condition. Only the mint state copper cents of 1943 can command that sort of price tag IMHO.

 

What's your point?

Just for the sake of clarity, the listing is for a 43 copper and 44 steel.

 

Whenever I see ridiculous listings like this, I often wonder if this is just a way for drug dealers (or other criminals) to launder money. Don't ask me how it would work, but that's the only sense I can make of it....

 

That would especially make sense if they say they "found it on the floor".

 

Have you guys ever heard of advertizing? I really doubt he expects to get $1,000,000 for them. He is accepting offers! However, I will bet there is more than one forum discussing them. My guess is that 90% of those seriously interested have already got the word. How else could you possible get the word out that fast?

 

As a noob, with no idea what is going on with these coins, here is what I see: Some yahoo trying to sensationalize two coins to possibly take advantage of some drunk rich guy buying a coin which is not of the caliber for which he is paying when he buys it? IDK...
Makes me think of another coin from the other day:

 

These are a bit better condition, but this will give you an idea how rare some of these are;
http://www.coinlink.com/News/us-coins/legend-numismatics-pays-2-million-dollars-for-3-lincoln-cents/

 

So they are indeed the rarity that the buyer says they are?

 

They are not $1,000,000 rare, but they are rare. That 1943 sold for $60,000 a couple (?) years ago. Look at the link in post #4 above.

 

Well I'm going to go ahead and say the 1943 slab is fake. Its not even a good one and it doesn't come up in pcgs cert verification. The 1944 looks legit.

 

You also might want to check out this link;
http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=42&lot=2462

 

Im certainly not saying the coin is fake, but that slab?

 

It was slabbed when Goldberg sold it - the same identical slab.

 

What reason could there possibly be to have a genuine example of this particular coin in a fake genny slab? There isn't one.

 

Now, I have to go the other way. I would not touch an unslabbed 1943 copper even if I were the richest man in the world. There are probably 1,000,000 fakes out there. I don't want any of them. You get me one slabbed (genuine or graded) and I could be very happy - with the proper checks.