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Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by codydude815, Jul 25, 2007.

  1. codydude815

    codydude815 Wannabe coin dealer

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  3. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    good catch, definately a fake

    I honestly can't believe that people get away with these "I don't know anything about coins" stuff! I wish we could figure out a way to stop it.
     
  4. gatzdon

    gatzdon Numismatist

    So, the first 4 in 1944 was filed down to look like a 1, then the coin was "circulated" to remove tool marks?
     
  5. gatzdon

    gatzdon Numismatist

    This coin has some value as an educational piece.
     
  6. clembo

    clembo A closed mind is no mind

    Yeah, good eye.
    I have to say that the seller does mention this possibility for those that actually care to read. Unfortunately, most ebayers don't.

    Coin is also in good shape. VDB should be on the bottom of the bust. Bigger pics may actually show that.

    Gazdon,
    As for being an educational tool you are SO right. I sold one like this a few years ago just for that purpose and CLEARLY labeled it a fake.
    Buyer was happy - just hope they didn't pawn it off for big bucks.
     
  7. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    hmmmm, once again with the tiniest bit of coin knowledge a person should know.
     
  8. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    As you say the seller makes a point of letting potential customers know that they are not saying it is real, to me that is good, they are openly selling a possible forgery & there is nothing wrong with that :thumb:
     
  9. Shortgapbob

    Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist

    I went ahead and reported the piece to ebay with a description of the problem. Although the seller disclaims the possibility of a problem in the description, the title labels it as a 1914-D. Therefore, I felt that I had to report it.
     
  10. clembo

    clembo A closed mind is no mind

    I guess I could agree with that point but really splitting hairs in the world of ebay.
    These are the people that allow the sale of 1804 Silver dollars after all.
     
  11. Lemmyk

    Lemmyk Senior Member

    Reported as a fake.............
     
  12. Shortgapbob

    Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist

    Yes, but I report all of those that I find. They should not be sold either, unless they are clearly stated as fake/counterfeits/reproductions in the title.
     
  13. DJCoinz

    DJCoinz Majored in Morganology

    He covers himself too well in the auction. It won't get pulled.
     
  14. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    Cody:
    Very nice catch.
     
  15. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    Good eye Cody. It was a 1944-d penny tooled into a 1914-d penny.
     
  16. zaneman

    zaneman Former Moderator

    I noticed the seller claims they know very little about coins. They sure have a bunch of coins for sale.
     
  17. Jim M

    Jim M Ride it like ya stole it

    Yep 100% fake. grab the pic and blow it up. really obvious. Good catch!
     
  18. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    As evidenced by my "gold token" purchase on eBay they neither have the desire nor the inclination to stop any of these auctions regardless of their authenticity. They are playing the same game as my 4 year old does. If you pretend it doesn't exist then it doesn't.

    In the end all empires fall. Maybe this type of "I don't know if it is real or not" items for sale on eBay will be theirs.
     
  19. Coinlover

    Coinlover The Coin Collector

    have you noticed people that " don't know anything about coins " have all the rare coins that everyones looking for?:confused: :rolleyes:
     
  20. clembo

    clembo A closed mind is no mind

    Unfortunately yes for the past several years.
    What scares me even more is that they assign grades and sometimes accurately.
    Just lucky guesses I suppose.
     
  21. tommypski

    tommypski Coinaholic

    doesn't it look like the "14" is up to high? If it was where it was supposed to be, it would be right on top of the mint mark. Do you think someone could have re-punched it?
     

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