Fake $10 in real ngc holder

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1902-10-Cor...992498?hash=item210aac6af2:g:lA8AAOSwzgRWwzPs

 

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OK 'witten, why the alarm and what sends up smoke signals?

 

Looks nothing like the real thing: https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3241813-020/

 

Coin is way off, holder is pretty good. The ngc info says to contact them, meaning they know there are fakes using that number.

 

I see that they received positive feedback for a 10g Perth Mint gold bar that they sold for $152. Hmm.

 

Looking at the year on the label "1902" - in particular the distance between the 1, 9 and 0 seems to be different. The font used for the cert no. doesn't match either... the holder would have tricked me though, at least from the pics.

 

The holder would have tricked me too, and the first picture was the only giveaway for me that the coin was fake. The others were too blurry to tell. I have an 8% ebay bucks right now, so was looking for some decent coins to pick up near melt, and stumbled upon this one.

 

This is a pretty good fake, considering they managed to fake the cert number.

 

Reported. Doesn't match the real picture on NGCs website, looks counterfeit, and the label is obviously off.

 

They didn't "manage to fake the cert number" but simply copied it from a known coin. Anyone at any time can gain access to countless thousands of them online.

 

I just wish I could slap the teeth out of the seller's mouth.

 

Is there too much clear plastic around the edge of the holder?

Apart from that the coin looks horrendous even for a 61.

I like the seller's statement that he inherited the coin and therefore can afford to sell below spot.

 

Wow. That would fool a lot of people. I don't know if I would've questioned it or not. Obvious now, but that's a fairly decent NGC slab copy.

 

The seller has only a few transactions and, according to his reviews, has screwed one of three buyers. The other two probably didn't know better.

Why would anyone even consider buying a $10 gold coin from somebody like that?

 

Compare the bar codes on the ebay listing to the real one. They didn't even try to make them match.

 

I'd say the numerals are formed differently .

 

Because every once in a while, it works out. And when it doesn't, eBay Buyer Protection has your back.

Or, perhaps more likely, because they're extremely naive.

 

Hopefully Bubba will in the penitentiary