A friendly note to all: Before guaranteeing the authenticity of a struck coin, pay attention to the casting seem on the edge. :so-sad: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150730208529
Lol at least he showed the edge so buyers don't have a lot of excuses. Sad isn't it Dmitry, I bet you that coin will be sold by the collector's descendants for 10 cents, or the collector will find out he was robbed and quit collecting....... Makes me want to bid $1000 for it just to save someone the hassle, but then I have to deal with the mess. You cannot save everyone, but great post.
Well in about 9 minutes we'll have a good idea of whether it was purchased confidently or suspiciously. So far the price is at suspiciously. =) I'm pretty sure this is one of those full weight and full silver assay copies. Hopefully the buyer is familiar with other means of authenticating the coin.
Well it sold for around half price, so at least there were less than 2 serious bidders who were fooled. =)
