1793 Chain Cent on eBay

Sure it's collusion, but absent a way to connect the two, not provable.

If the gainsayers are right, and this is a deliberate peddling of a known fake, it's pretty clever, I must say.

 

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Check this example out..WOW..it's gotta be the finest known? Of course it's from Heritage.http://coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_chain_cents/1793_chain_cents.html

 

Watch out if the guy happens to find a wreath cent in Grandpa's stuff

http://cgi.ebay.com/RO-R-40-1793-Fl...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting


another chain cent would be pretty hard to believe, also.

 

So what will it sell for ? It's at $440 now. I'll guess $1151.

 

I have to admit I thought it was just an over corroded S-2 but after close comparison with the Royal Oak Mint copy (which is based on the S-2) I will have to agree that it is a fake. The positioning of a couple of the letters matches the ROM pieces but are slightly off for being an S-2.

 

It's up to 10k+ now ! WTF ! You can buy a real one in Good for that. Must be ghost bids.

 

So what really happenned here ?

Roughly went from $500, to 3k, to 10k ( 2 bids).

 

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are giving money to the downtrodden again (you know, the criminally stupid).

 

Now this coin is no longer available!!

 

It looks like the auction was pulled.

Speedy

 

This is one method for some Robinhood type to protect the ignorant from themselves. By bidding this coin WAY beyond its percieved value this guy is assuring that someone unknowledgable doesn't get burned. BTW, if this auction had been completed then he wouldn't have paid, obviously.