Listing for a 1799 Draped Bust Cent - Actually a 1798 with modified date.

This listing in Ebay caught my eye this morning. The seller may be genuinely ignorant about what he is selling. At any rate, his listing for a 1799 Draped Bust Cent is incorrect.

The coin in his listing is an 1798 variety Sheldon 166, R-1 where the '8' has apparently been manipulated to look like a '9'. A vast difference in price and desirability......

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1799-Draped...535314?hash=item25c677e1d2:g:99UAAOSwzaJYBYLT.

 

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Looks like is 1804 is also an altered date. Almost looks like he is trying to get people to gamble on the coins.

 

I agree, Mark. The 1804 is definitely not a genuine 1804 S-266 (only dies for the year). I have not yet determined what the original coin was, but an 1804 S-266 it is not.

 

I reported it last night will have to see what happens if anything.

 

The auction had been ended by the seller before you posted that.

 

Yeah - I was just checking. The 1799 looks ended and the 1804 I could not find. Works for me.

 

That was the right thing to do.
I would hate to see a less-informed collector buying either one of those.

 

This was the 1804, it appears to be altered from an 1803 S-260

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1804-Draped...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Not even a good job on the date alteration, looks like it was done earlier on - 1799 cents were in demand with collectors even in the early 19th century.

 

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