ERROR EDGE 1805 Half Dollar in Heritage 10 July 2015 auction

http://coins.ha.com/itm/early-half-...13.s?ic2=myconsignmentspage-lotlinks-12202013

In spite of my telling them, Heritage have made no mention of the error edge on this coin which I consigned to them. It has 'FIFY' over a second 'DOLLAR' and is a DISCOVERY.(See photos).
They themselves sold a known 1806 half dollar with a similar error edge, in 2006:

http://coins.ha.com/c/search-result...old=0&Ntk=SI_Titles&Nty=1&Ntt=1806+error+edge

As a result of the missing information, the bidding is absurdly low!

 

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Edit: I see the listing and what you mentioned. I'm guessing you should call them?

 

I am completely unread on these coins as my budget doesn't allow me to pursue them yet, but the "FIFY" kind of looks scraped in vs stamped.

 

I live in Britain, but I have told them, naturally!
It is a known error - not scraped! - for 1806. (See the link to the 2006 coin they sold. Full details of the error edge appear there). It is not known for 1805.

 

I saw the link, but am unfamiliar with the specifics of this coinage. I didn't know they stamped the word "FIFY" on any US Coin. Have you had a response from their customer service representatives?

 

In the details of the 1806 coin, sold by Heritage in 2006 and accessible from my link, they mention that the coin went through the Castaing machine twice.(Error E59 in Parsley's update of Overton.)
My 1805 coin is important. I told them about the edge error, which I expected them to see anyway, and mention. They didn't, so now bidders won't know!!

 

Tell them to fix it or pull it

 

I'd be happy to call them for you if you give me the point of contact in the US. Private Message me if you would like this course of action.

 

I am very grateful for advice and offers of help - thanks a lot to all who replied.
I have asked them to change the description or, better still, pull it and relist in a future auction.

 

Yes - please do this. Either to Chris Dykstra or David Mayfield.

 

I have just been told the coin will be pulled and relisted in a future auction.
Again, thanks for the advice on what to do.

 

Great, I am glad to hear it worked out well for you.

 

Is the OP "wossip" & "Michael Freeman" the same person ?

It appears that the listing info for the error is in the write up now on Heritage. Why add that info & not pull the coin unless they are letting it stay in this auction date ?

 

They are keeping it in the auction, with the added info.

 

The 1806 having been run through the machine twice and inverted between passes is a very significant error. Due to the way the edge dies read and either slippage or not fully retracting the machine to the starting position, overlaps of OR and HALF or FIFTY and DOLLAR are not that uncommon. In short it isn't a real significant error.