Such a shame, I just found this out so thought I would share! Sum Yung Guy in China is making money and adding a stain onto our hobby! https://www.ebay.com/itm/1465711246...rative+half+dollar&sacat=0&relatedSearch=true
Like his description... Features: The 1938 Commemorative Half is a valuable silver in San to commemorate the Centennial. This uncirculated has a fineness of 0.9 and features a business strike type. With a denomination of 50 , this holds historical significance as a piece of States numismatic . Perfect for collectors looking to a and significant piece to their . Old - Each old in our is thoroughly inspected and graded to you receive the finest quality . Our selection is perfect for those who appreciate the beauty and charm of Old American Silver , highlighting the craftsmanship of a bygone .
One should be able to smell a rat when the coin in question is worth 400 times the asking price. Yes, the crooks suck, but buyers need to do some research too. I had a guy get angry at me at a club meeting when I told him that a 1796 dated dollar with Ms. Liberty too far to the left (That does not exist.), for which he had paid $200, was counterfeit.
Thing is, I believe that for every one of us dedicated collectors that there are fifty casual collectors that just want a small slice of history to stick in the sock drawer to give to the kids down the road. And those are the folks that are unwittingly keeping these crooks in business. The casual collector doesn’t know the numismatic value of a piece like this. He just thinks he happened upon a slice of history at an affordable price point. These people are as low as the crooks that snatch a pocketbook away from an elderly woman. They should all be strung up by the shorthairs.
Talk about a great translation! That reads like the manual from the last Harbor Freight drill I bought.
Not only with coins but the person is knocking off other collectibles as well. I tried to find a way to contact eBay about it but I can't find a way to actually talk to someone or even send eBay an email about the seller. If they knew the seller was doing this they would ban them which is what needs to be done. This bothers me much. Look at all of the positive feedback the seller DOES have and these people do not realize they are being ripped off still thinking they have the real thing.
This reads like a Chinese AI generated coin description that then went through an AI translator. Then that was used by AI to generate a coin description.
One could buy an old Red Book and look it up. A 1795 silver dollar was worth $25 in 1948, or so. When I was a kid collector in the 1960s they were in the $100s. I paid $210 for a Choice VF 1799, my first early dollar, and a much more common date, I believe, in 1970. I sold it for $475 in 1975.
I've said it many times before and I'll say it again, these counterfeiters should be hung by their thumbs.
