Same coin -- using the term lightly -- right below the bid box going for $395 in AU slabbed and $700 in MS61 slabbed. Doesn't a light go off with any of those bidders?
I'm not sure what you are saying with this post. Both of those prices are overpriced buy it now auctions, which have not sold.
I'd modify your statement to read: "Just another example....don't use eBay, if you don't know what you're doing.
for someone that doesn't know the series AT ALL, what are the giveaways that this is a bad fake? PM me if you're sensitive about letting the secrets out of the bag on a public forum. I trust multiple folks have asked ebay to take down the listing?
It's hard to say one particular thing, as it is just a very ugly bad fake. Looks very mushy, not a strong strike, etc. This is what is scary about coins. I have seen others post "obvious" fakes in other series I do not collect, and I honestly would not have known they are fakes. This one is a really bad fake, but will still fool enough people to get the job done.
With this example in particular for someone unfamiliar, I would suggest starting with the date which is very poor and highly reminiscent of the numbering/lettering often seen on modern, and fairly crude counterfeits. While there is much that is highly questionable, this is, in my most humble opinion, the one aspect (again, on this example) that's probably the easiest to identify by someone not familiar with the type/series.
Are there any "I found a fake" threads? It might be informative for everyone to have a thread where people post known fakes found on ebay, etc. Like I said, other fakes would easily get past me, just like this easy to spot fake to me might get past others easily.
I made one a while ago, I don't think it lasted that long before it disappeared into the depths of Cointalk.
