1814 Capped Bust being sold as a 1815/2 on eBay

Clerical error? Dunno. I think it is a dumb way of documenting. So here's what I think happened:
1. Someone sent the coin to NGC and filled out the form "item 1: 1815/2 50C."
2. NGC could not read the date, so they determined they could not holder the coin.
3. FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, NGC labels "item #1 1815/2" as date not readable. BUT since they leave the date of item number 1 on the sticker, the seller can now sort of claim that it's a 1815/2.

Now, first of all, NGC should have easily been able to tell that it was an E/A reverse (and thereby an 1814)... such a bold and easily identifiable die marker. Second of all, by leaving "1815/2" on the label, they are enabling the owner of the coin to still perpetuate the fantasy that it COULD BE a 1815/2.

 

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My only contention is, just how many "clerical errors" does it take to lose faith in the TPG's reliability? They're either blowing the attribution or the quality control process, at a rate unacceptable in any other manufacturing process. Their whole claim to viability is "take us at our word."

 

sorry that I missed it before the listing was removed.