OMG $52.00 for a fake 1914-D and the seller admits its fake!

now I have seen everything

 

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Please post a link so we can catch on also.

 

Sure. There's some of us that collect counterfeits as a novelty. I paid a lot more than that for my 1909-S VDB fake.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/1914-D-Lincoln-...mQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item2a0564c2ec

Sorry I was still in shock

 

I have seen several of those sell for fair moneys. However, I just reported it. If I am correct, it will be pulled either tomorrow or Sunday.

 

At least the guy was not trying to fool anyone. He made sure to say it was fake and described how it was faked.

 

So if I was completely dishonest, I could take all 9 gazillion of my 1944-D's whiz part of the 4 off-sell them all and retire on my own private Island

 

I've bought a couple fakes to fill the holes in Danscos. Slabs don't fit that great:whistle:

 

How come the listing was removed?...Did he get in kaka or something?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1914-D-Lincoln-...mQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item2a0564c2ec

 

Hey guys, I am new here. I saw this thread in Google and felt the need to comment, as I have some additional info to add to the story.

The funny thing about this is the seller originally listed the same coin earlier this week as simply being "found in pocket change". I was in the market for a 1914-D Lincoln, saw that it was fake, and emailed him as a courtesy to let him know it was an altered 1944-D. I know I should have just filled out the form on Ebay to have it removed, but I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.

He ended the original item a short time later and relisted it as the one you guys saw. I figured since he acknowledged it was fake in the new listing, all was well. The only reason he described how it was fake it because I explained it to him. I didn't take into account that someone was going to buy it to possibly resell it as authentic...and pay a good premium to do so. My bad!

An interesting twist on this, I ended up buying a nice 1914-D Lincoln last night on Ebay. It looked genuine in the pictures - proper spacing on the numbers in the date, mint mark in proper location, and the 1 and 4 were the right font style and size. I paid for it this morning and then received an email saying the auction was voided, but no explanation as to why. I emailed the seller and he said someone reported it as being fake, although it looks completely authentic in the picture. It looks like Ebay got a little carried away the last few days with voiding 1914-D Lincoln auctions!:headbang:

 

Hope you got your money back. Also do you rember if it had a die break that is on the 1914-d below lincoln

 

Please dont say it so!!

 

You did not believe me? eBay really does remove counterfeit coins when reported.

 

Would this qualify as the same type of auction where a coin has been altered and someone could resell as real?
http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-1943-STEEL-...mQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item3a58a6dcf8

 

I am still convinced that the coin is authentic. The seller has a high feedback rating and agreed to refund my money I wanted. We worked out a deal and he is going to send it to me to view in hand and then if it's fake, he will allow me to return it and offer a full refund. Let's hope it's real!

No, it did't have a die break. It was a clean, problem free coin with a solid strike.

 

No die break may mean it is not real.
see this article
http://coinauctionshelp.com/Coin_He...14-d-lincoln-cent-guide-identifyauthenticate/

 

Thanks for that info. The date on the one I bought it identical to the one listed as "authentic" in that page, but now I am not sure if it had any die cracks or not. I looked at FAR TOO MANY 1914-D's the last week or so. :bigeyes:Since the auction was voided, I can't go back and look at the pictures now to confirm if there are die cracks. I will email the seller again and see if he can email me the pictures directly. I will post them here if he does for comments and thoughts. Thanks again!

 

No problem, Happy too help.

 

You could probably argue either side, but in my opinion, no. It is a steel cent made to look like a steel cent. I cannot see that it would be any different than whizzing a coin.