Both of these coins are pretty bad fakes but people are falling for them... Can we get these suckers pulled down? https://www.ebay.com/itm/1859-S-1-Liberty-Head-Gold-fine-condition/283635550496?hash=item4209ff0920:g:FtQAAOSwTvNdmogW&autorefresh=true https://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-D-10-C-MERCURY-HEAD-SILVER-DIME-KEY-DATE-US-COIN/123931181753?hash=item1cdadfc2b9:g:TEcAAOSwsFJdmplG
I don't profess to know anything about gold coins. But I'm wondering what red flags you see for the dime? Pics are too far away for me to tell anything out of the ordinary. And seller does seem to be doing well with 100% feedback.
Well, someone took a flyer on the gold, I guess because the seller described it as “In fine condition with some good wear”, whatever "good wear" means. As for the dime...oh, those staples!
The obverse has VG details, while the reverse has VF details. And yet they both have that same unnatural look, almost as if the coin hasn't seen that much circulation. There is also a lot of weak spots on the coin: the I in LIBERTY, IN and WE in the motto on the obverse; the bottom half of ONE, the T in STATES on the reverse. The 1916-D is typically a well struck coin, and even a weak strike wouldn't be so uneven in the die wear. The seller may have 100% feedback, but he himself could possibly be fooled (or in denial). Even just a hint of doubt on a raw 1916-D should make a buyer back off.
Here are enhanced photos of the counterfeit gold dollar. The item is missing a lot of the fine design detail, and yet it appears to have full luster. It's a pretty bad copy. Also, bad photos are usually posted on eBay for a reason, and it's usually NOT for YOUR benefit. Here are photos of a genuine coin from the "Coin Facts" site.