1955 lincoln wheat cent

Look what sold 12 hrs ago on mercari for 250.00

 

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OMG

 

Lol. someone is gonna be pissed when they get it and realize it is fake.

 

Exactly the thought that went through my brain.

 

I'd rather buy on Facebook marketplace than whatever this mercari is.. lol!

 

for ignoramuses like me, what makes this one counterfeit?

 

Rule of thumb. If it's too good to be true, it usually is. The Chinese have been cranking these out for some years now. The other popular Chinese made rarity US coin is the copper 1943 penny.

 

So you knew it was a fake?
Cause if you thought it was real, you got bent over on that one.

 

Don't do that!

 

I feel bad for the purchaser.

 

I was gonna say wth thats way cheap so how do they make counterfeits?

 

No i didnt know it was fake never thought u could make fake coins glad i didnt buy it lol

 

My bad Tracey, I obviously saw "look what I sold" and that's not what you said.

A lot of times the chinese or counterfeiter, will buy a coin then make a mold from the coin. They will then use it to make copy dies.

These usually only fool the uneducated buyer. But there are many contemporary counterfeits that have even fooled the TPG's

 

This is an article that show a large scale operation.
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/chinese-coin-counterfeiting-ring-4071202

Jim

 

Wow people are such crooks!like cheat to make a few bucks or a few thousand ruins the whole trasure hunt smh i guess...thanks for that info...

 

Been like that since the dawn of time unfortunately.