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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kapua, post: 3034115, member: 94256&quot;]I’ve bought several Hawaiian coins on eBay,... was very happy with my purchases, until I brought them to my local coin dealer... two were determined as counterfeit,... was past the return dates... one coin, a 25 cent piece, was “cheap” and from China, looked authentic but it was less than $50, I</p><p>knew I was taking a chance on that one, but was stupid in hoping that was real.</p><p><br /></p><p>I searched through my ebay receipts and finally found the seller info for the other hawaiian coin and called to explain the situation to a female who answered the phone. She scoffed and with a little laugh told me I was “out of the return window”, and hung up on me.&nbsp; You think I would learn...</p><p><br /></p><p>So earlier this year, I saw an ad in Numismatic News, for Hawaiian coins, and the guy I spoke to over the phone confirmed authentic and return window 2 weeks... So I bought the coin, around $400.00 for a low grade coin, as I just wanted to have a Hawaiian coin of every denomination for my little collection... took the coin to mycoin dealer, he checked it, and he explained that this coin didn’t look authentic, workmanship was subpar, lots of scratches on the coin, he didn’t think this was kosher either...</p><p><br /></p><p>So I called the dealer on the mainland, and told him a story about the friend I had bought the coin for refused my gift and I needed to return it. Sent Coin back and was refunded promptly.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, back on eBay, now looking at various auctions, and I see a new item, a mule penny, listed as a 1967 penny with a wheat reverse. Auction had just started, and I figured I’d place a bid for $7.50, and would sit back and see how high this will go...</p><p><br /></p><p>Kinda forgot about the auction until I was notified My bid was the winning bid...paid my $7.50...and soon received it in the mail. I knew something was wrong... If this was the real deal, this would have seen a lot more bidding. Took it to my coin dealer and they confirmed what I suspected; they took a wheat 1947 penny and “punched” the 4 on the date to make it look like a six.&nbsp; I kept this coin as reminder to myself,”Let the buyer be aware.”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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