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<p>[QUOTE="C-B-D, post: 2540414, member: 43130"]The coin is identifiable by the A letter punched under the E in STATES. This is a 1814 O-108a. The only date it can be is 1814. But NGC received the submission as a 1815/2 and simply left "1815/2" on the flip, and the seller is taking advantage of this in order to misrepresent it and make a lot of money on a coin worth $60 at it's very best.</p><p><br /></p><p>I messaged the seller all the information, giving him a chance to do the right thing and he responded, "Philadelphia mint reused the 1812 obverse die and the 1814 reverse die."</p><p><br /></p><p>I reported the listing. If you want to join in, then that may save someone from wasting a boatload of money. And yes, I think NGC shares some of the blame on this one.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/162234828223?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/162234828223?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/162234828223?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="C-B-D, post: 2540414, member: 43130"]The coin is identifiable by the A letter punched under the E in STATES. This is a 1814 O-108a. The only date it can be is 1814. But NGC received the submission as a 1815/2 and simply left "1815/2" on the flip, and the seller is taking advantage of this in order to misrepresent it and make a lot of money on a coin worth $60 at it's very best. I messaged the seller all the information, giving him a chance to do the right thing and he responded, "Philadelphia mint reused the 1812 obverse die and the 1814 reverse die." I reported the listing. If you want to join in, then that may save someone from wasting a boatload of money. And yes, I think NGC shares some of the blame on this one. [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/162234828223?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url][/QUOTE]
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