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Message:: [QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1338996, member: 31533"]I'm not sure why the ad was pulled, as I don't work for ebay. But I was one of the people reporting this as a fake. It was an extremely nice looking (from pics) Indian Head Cent, both obv and rev. Advertising as BU/Gem (which means business strike, about a 64-65 MS state, but was raw). Selling for BIN of 3,500.00 I believe. Selling as key date (which the 1877 is) and as an extremely sharp strike. Nothing particularly "odd" or offsetting for the coin (as in usual ways to tell this one is counterfeit) except: Problem was, the 1877 Indian Head Cent Rev is noted for having weak N's in the ONE and the CENT, and no known authentic ones (except proof coins) have been seen with a sharp strike where the N's are just as strong and well formed as the other letters. This is the diagnostic for having a fake 1877 (a business strike without the weak N's). Possibly, if examined in hand, this coin could have had other problems noted with it, but from what I've read, the 1877 IHC has numerous examples of counterfeit or altered dates available in the world.[/QUOTE]