Bought one (occupied by a fake Trade Dollar) and have seen numerous ones on eBay.
I lean towards proof- I'm no expert!- because of the wire rims, and overall everything is sharp except in some very small areas, and B.S. trimes...
Interesting! I've heard rld refer to the teardrop variety before, nice to see one. I don't see anything remotely resembling a teardrop, more like...
I suggest that when you send the coin back you include signature confirmation of delivery (in case he tries to claim he never got it).
It is very dismaying that eBay will let these fakes sell despite numerous warnings, but someone who makes a mistake in their auction title has it...
Welcome to Cointalk, LittleDog, and I hope you return as there are many, many good people here willing to share a huge amount of numismatic...
The CFe group has been reporting these auctions like mad since yesterday, both as fakes and for authenticity disclaimer violations. No eBay...
Seller made a number of purchases from someone known to sell Chinese forgeries a while back- too far back to find out any info except item...
At least 3 of the sellers listed in the o.p. routinely have large multipage ads in CW. My experience with 1 of the 3 on multiple occasions is that...
With the second set of photos, I'm pretty sure it's au. I see dark metal and wear on the reverse high points. Maybe 50-53, depending on the luster.
Glad to hear you found some people to look at it directly- sounds like it's genuine. Congrats!
Too true, unfortunately.
Yes, that's the house with the cats. Went to key west last year and loved it! A great town to stroll around in.
Nice finds, I too like them with some wear and tarnish on them.
It has very clean fields. There appears to be a mark on George's neck. I think I see some rub on the high points, so I'll guess it's an AU, but...
Mantra when buying raw: "Assume nothing."
The stars stretch out because of die wear over time- the metal flows outward and elongates the star tips. Wear will also obliterate the denticles...
About 2 years, starting when I was assigned the duty of selling off my late father's collection. The bug bit!
Ngc, ms64?
Think about all the places in the Wild West where it got tossed around in poker games or paid for a sack of coffee. Neat coin.
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