Lincoln Memorial on a Monticello?

Got a strange one here... Seems like this would have to be Post mint damage ...err... alteration... Whatcha think any error gurus out there?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jefferson-w-Lincoln-rev-U-S-Nickel-Strange-Error-Coin_W0QQitemZ330150767854QQihZ014QQcategoryZ524QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

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Those pictures are not clear enough to determine whether it's a squeeze job or a hammer job, but it sure didn't look like that when it left the mint.

 

Sqeeze job, vise job, hammer job, sandwich job -- whatever you call it, it's vandalism.

 

I agree with Mike. As usual.
Also: "This item has been inspected and it is our opinion that the item is authentic. Unless a Certificate of Authenticity is presented."

I love this quote. So, If it has a certificate of authenticity, then it may be fake?

 

squeeze job

 

Yes,

I believe them - NOT!

Been on ebay since 2002. Suddenly selling (I can live with it so far). Look at the feedback - most of it is coins so gee whiz they must KNOW sometning about coins. Enough, in my opinion, to have an error like this looked at by a professional.

Something stinks here and I've already showered.

 

If you think there's even a 1% chance that it is a genuine mint error, then please explain a sequence of possible events at the mint that could have caused it.

 

Never said I thought it was I WAS REFERRING TO THE SELLER! HELLLLLOOOOO!

 

FIBBER !!
I seen Clembo with his hand on the Bible when he was posting that.
Get him, hontonai !!

*snicker*

 

Ok, what do you people think about this one, real or not?. Sold for $900 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220134802259&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012

 

considering it has a mirror image on it, i'd say its a fake

 

Fake. A double squeeze job. Painful lesson for the buyer.

 

Absolutely 100% genuine fake.

 

Will they ever learn, Stimpy?

Sad story...

 

My thoughts as well. 31 bids by 10 diff bidders... amazing

 

My guess is it would have went for more if he had better feedback.... but none the less, I expected it to go for more... I really thought there would be more brain dead bidders.

 

Winning bid: US $22.38

How dumb can ya be!

 

Given that the nickel is missing the obverse detail, it's a vice job.

As for the Dollar, As the coin has the detail of four additional coins, I don't believe there is enough space in the stamping machine to accomodated 5 coins. I could be mistaken though.

 

That dollar just looks awfully fake to the naked eye, even if you don't know about errors. Is it possible that those are just shill bids? $900 seems a little over-the-top, even for eBay.