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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 582841, member: 11786&quot;]Yeah...first off, this <span style="color: Red"><i>very same seller</i></span> (<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1955-Double-Die-Wheat-Cent-Very-Rare-in-BU-Condition_W0QQitemZ250410313573QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem250410313573%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m14%26_trkparms%3D66%253A2%257C65%253A1%257C39%253A1%257C240%253A1318%257C301%253A1%257C293%253A2%257C294%253A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1955-Double-Die-Wheat-Cent-Very-Rare-in-BU-Condition_W0QQitemZ250410313573QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem250410313573%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m14%26_trkparms%3D66%253A2%257C65%253A1%257C39%253A1%257C240%253A1318%257C301%253A1%257C293%253A2%257C294%253A50" rel="nofollow"><b>correction</b>: different seller</a>) sold a <i>raw </i>&#039;55 DDO last week or so with some similar details. Take a close look at the 1 in the date.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3479240364_377613ef82_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, compare to the closeup of the current auction:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/Cent/0f1e_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And a certified genuine coin:</p><p><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/Cent/Image_0774dillon-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just to drive the point home, here&#039;s the date from another genuine 55DDO:</p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3507982529_1e3512c30f_o.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed right away the odd flare on the tops of the &quot;1&quot; digits in both those coins. If it were a matter of one coin being hit there and spreading out the metal, but here we have two similar cases--and both sold raw on eBay. Granted, it&#039;s a minor detail--but enough to raise flags for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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