Hey guys stumbled upon this one, pretty cheap risk.....just wondering if you guys think the black is toning or scum thanks http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...496363&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1235wt_992
That coin's a mess and the seller repeats his "rules and regulations" a minimum of six times. A fine example of how NOT to list an item. I would avoid this ugly coin (and I'm not even sure it's genuine... I've seen that "smokey" look on a number of counterfeit Barbers).
its too late for that....got it for 4.50 ship and underneath it all it looks like a real nice coin.thanks for the fake tip though i will definitley have the the loupe on it
From the pics I don't know if you CAN tell for sure, which is reason enough to stay away. The first thing you need to realize about ebay is that very, VERY FEW auctions slip through the cracks unnoticed. There's always multiple people watching everything making it very difficult to get a steal on anything. There' always someone who's going to make you pay a fair price it seems. With rare exceptions. So now ask yourself, why you think you won this auction for 3.30. In AU it's worth $100+. The reverse could probably pass as at least AU. The front is a mess and looks like it's worn. At least very weak details with unusual staining that is not commonly seen. Likely, they were purposely applied to cover up the fraudulent details. The Chinese sell tons of these as fakes on ebay. They advertise as having a replica stamp on them but they don't send them to the US stamped. So anybody who wanted to break the law and re-sell them as real (and many do) are welcome to use ebay to do it. But that's another argument. Basically, there's so many nice ones to be had. I wouldn't have even looked at this auction for two seconds. Wouldn't have even clicked on it. It looks like a scam to me. You need to measure it with a caliper and weigh it to get some idea if it even has a chance of being real. It's probably off between one or the other. I'm guessing. I've got AG Barbers in my junk rolls that look better than that. Sorry. It is a valuable lesson though.
Ok i can see the coin is a mess i just thought for 5 dollars it was worth a shot and actually for some reason this coin is pretty elusive for me, i dont shop ebay much at all..... but you awnsered my question perfectly i dont have a caliper but i do have other barbers to go by, i do however have a very accurate scale.......I wanna know how so many people can be selling fake coins and getting away with it? isnt that a federal offense?
I would of taken a shot at that one for 5 bucks. But, I gamble frequently out there on ebay. I think you have done ok. Like Treas says, give it a quick bath and see what is hiding under that.
I don't know. I'd bet it's not fake. It's a very common date. I would have chanced it for the small change it went for. Even a fake would sell higher than that. Guy~
