Today's eBay "go big or go home" listing...

That's the dumbest thing I've seen in a while. Even if he were predisposed to "bomb your address with a Craigslist ad", I can't wrap my mind around why he would TELL YOU in WRITING in ebay's official communications channel .....

 

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I could draw a better FE cent with a crayon.

 

I asked him a question. Here is the response.

 

Woooooow. He'll last real long on eBay like that ...

 

It looks like I'm being blocked by him too

 

How come this hasn't been taken down yet?

 

OH! he updated his listing lol check it out! He calls out everyone saying it's fake just because he's "pushed a broom" at the Denver mint for a long time haha.

 

It's Faaaaaaaaaaaaaake

 

He's selling it as a pattern piece? What?
I love the "I've been pushing a broom at the Denver mint since 1985" statement. This guy must be dumb as a rock to have not been promoted at all for thirty years.

 

I offer for sale the stunning, RARE 1856 Flying Eagle proposal Cent. A recent estate find, the 1856 Flying Eagle cent is a one-cent piece struck by the Philadelphia mint as a patterned or proposal coin in 1856 for the circulation of coins for 1857 and 1858. The coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, with the eagle in flight based on the work of Longacre's predecessor, Christian Gobrecht. After experimenting with various sizes and compositions, the Mint decided on an alloy of 88% copper and 12% nickel for a new, smaller cent. The Mint struck at least several hundred patterns using Longacre's flying eagle design in the proposed composition. In an effort to secure public acceptance of the new pieces, these were distributed to various congressmen and other officials, initially in November 1856. Two hundred were sent to the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, while four were given to President Franklin Pierce. At least 634 specimens were distributed, and possibly several thousand extra were available on request. This was the origin of the highly collectable 1856 Flying Eagle cent, which is considered by numismatists as part of the Flying Eagle series although it was actually a pattern or transition piece, NOT AN OFFICIAL COIN, as congressional approval had not yet been granted. This is a definate "MUST-HAVE" For the serious collector.

Year: 1856

Dia: 19mm

Grams: 4gr

***ALERT***ALERT***ALERT***ALERT***ALERT***ALERT***ALERT***ALERT***ALERT***

I live here in Colorado. I have pushed a broom in the Denver mint since graduating high school in 1985. Fake coins are a big conversation here. I have had the pleasure of holding 8 of these REAL beauties. Now If you wish to post to me about fakes or better yet, altered coins, that's cool. Just leave proof of your accusations.

***ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND NICE COINS ***

**** GRADING IS SUBJECTIVE AND OPINIONS VARY WIDELY ; EVEN THE TOP GRADING COMPANIES WILL REGRADE THE SAME COIN DIFFERENTLY; BEST POLICY IS THAT IF YOU WANT A 3RD PARTY GRADED COIN -- BUY ONE ; ALL GRADES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF MY COINS ARE OF MY OPINIONS BASED ON MY YEARS EXPERIENCE.****

I offer a 14 day hassle free return policy on all of the items I sell. If you receive an item NOT as described, a full refund is provided. Your Package will include a tracking number, Insurance coverage and a Signature Confirmation, I will not tolerate or uphold any returns for "Buyers Remorse". Ask all the questions needed for your DUE DILIGENCE before purchasing item.

 

Can't wait to hear his response to this...

 

He's sweating bricks right now thinking, "what's a Judd?"

 

LOL, I wish I had thought to do that @Kirkuleez!

 

Those are too blurry for me to read. Am I missing something that others can read it?

 

Peter, can we get the developer to add a "Love" button?

 

I hauled magnetic tapes at Babcock and Wilcox (the folks who designed the Three Mile Island reactor) for a couple of years before and after graduating high school myself. And yet, I didn't believe that entitled me to sell fake plutonium on eBay. Perhaps I've been missing a business opportunity all along.

Still no response to @Kirkuleez's question? I love it when a bully gets confronted by a martial-arts master.

 

Was looking at his feedback and it seems he hasn't been active for a couple of years. Looks like he had some previous negative feedback. And his most recent sale was a fugio cent that I reckon was fake as well.

 

coins that were designed by Naomi Judd.

 

No answer to my question yet. Perhaps I need to play with him a bit more...

 

That flying Eagle Cent is as real as everything you see in the photo below..