Hoax? 1955 DDO?

Saw this on the Bay.
Looks funny to me.

 

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If you see any coin on "fleabay" that's and "error," never trust it

 

Better photos.

 

Is this related to @Millard posting...

 

Never say never!

 

Never, never, never,never, never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,

 

Maybe I should list this on eBay just to prove a point.

 

I get most of my coins on ebay, you just have to know what you are looking at and be careful of who you buy from.

 

Sorry... I meant non-slabbed ones

 

Then you should be more specific. What about this one?

 

XD... you won't let this go will you?

 

I'm a Virgo!

I'm too old to keep up with all the slang you kids use. Besides 490 in Roman numerals, what does "XD" mean?

 

I went and looked at the eBay auction and there are several things that concern me.

First off...I don't see anything with the coin that screams fake.

But, when I look at the photos in the auction I see two things. They are either blurry or the contrast is funky. You never get a good look at any of the surfaces. I suspect that if this coin is authentic, it's got a ton of problems.

I also looked at the seller who has a feedback rating of 141. If you look at his completed sales you see a lot of collectible stuff (magazines, model cars, Elvis memorabilia) but no coins.

So, we have a valuable raw coin with poor photos on eBay from a seller who has all positive feedback but no history of selling coins.

For me, that's too many red flags. I wouldn't take the chance.

 

I'm fairly young and I don't know what it means either. Haha.

 

Yes, looks like Sum Yung Guy is up counterfeiting once again!!

 

No.

 

I contacted the guy and offered an opinion and suggestions. He replied he would take it down and get the coin checked out. The ball is in his court.

 

Considering the prices of 55/55's, they should ALL be considered fake unless in a slab. Only the most experienced collectors should ever buy raw key date coins IMO. I've seen a million and one noobs make big mistakes (and I've made a few myself) - it's just NOT WORTH the chance. Even if you can get your money back through ebay's guarantee, they can't refund your time, frustration and hassle.

 

SUM YOUNG GUY ...

 

XD is a laughing face... it’s kind of like this emoji...