If he is already notorious, can you tell us who it is or his eBay i.d.? I may have bought from him before. This picture setup looks familiar.
So, do you have a working relationship with NGC to help in documenting these struck counterfeits? If so, that would be great for protecting the hobby.
Business for sure. If it were proof, you could see the raised reeding much more defined on the edge, even in those cropped pics.
Where's the damn trade tariff for that???
Yeah, well... between the price increases and the fact that I'm into them for not a lot, it is worth a shot. We will see. Should know in a few weeks.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Now look at these and tell me which one you have. Lower left is what a true 1856 should look like.
@ilmcoins , that is a dangerous coin to own. NEVER let it hit the market. Those who don't know the lettering style difference could get taken for...
It is 100% altered. This is the 1858 small letters obverse. The lettering style is different on a true 1856.
I used to play this game a lot, but haven't in nearly 2 years after wasting so much money. Maybe these two are a waste as well, but they take nice...
You mean Carson Wentz and Tom Brady's Daddy?
He did get his money back. And he got to keep the fake coin.
We used to have occasional threads on eBay sellers to avoid, but there was never a catch-all list.
I will vote "let me know." So here goes. Wheat cents are always fun to find in circulation, but both these coins have road rash.... in other...
You can sale them if you want, but personally I'd sell them. :D
He says they're sterling and 90%? Sterling is 92.5% pure, right? Sounds like his bars are of mixed, unknown silver content.
I just want to thank @Shrews1994 for her persistence and openness to learning. She came on here, asking good questions, taking advice, and posting...
It looks fake
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"Fowl" language. I like the pun from the flying eagle man himself!
I once had a professor whose teaching style was to tear down everything you thought you knew, and then rebuild it with you under his watchful...
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