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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 4467658, member: 5233"]I have often debated with myself...if I see an ad on eBay that is clearly wrong/misleading, should I contact the seller and point it out. Perhaps they simply don't realize their error. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are certain coins that I keep an eye out for...coins that I have always wanted to add to my collection. One example of that is a German 1950-G 50 Pfennig KM-104 variety. The KM-104 was the "reform currency" issued in West Germany shortly after the occupation of Germany ended. These coins said "BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER" (Bank of German States" on the obverse. This was replaced on coins in 1950 with "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND" (Federal Republic of Germany). The KM designation for these 50 pfennig issues is KM-109.1.</p><p><br /></p><p>A 1950 dated KM-104 50 pfennig was never intended to be released. 30,000 examples were struck using authentic dies as an unauthorized 1950-G issue. These coins carry high collector value. The normally issue 1950-G KM-109.1 had a mintage of over 66 million.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes, I find an ad...like this one and blatantly states the rare mintage with the common coin. The question is, should I try and point it out to the seller...or do I just report it?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1950-G-GERMANY-DEUTSCHLAND-50-PFENNIG-30-000-SUPER-LOW-MINT-VERY-FINE-COIN/274354257020?hash=item3fe0c9bc7c:g:-6EAAOSw7t9ePguZ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1950-G-GERMANY-DEUTSCHLAND-50-PFENNIG-30-000-SUPER-LOW-MINT-VERY-FINE-COIN/274354257020?hash=item3fe0c9bc7c:g:-6EAAOSw7t9ePguZ" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/1950-G-GERMANY-DEUTSCHLAND-50-PFENNIG-30-000-SUPER-LOW-MINT-VERY-FINE-COIN/274354257020?hash=item3fe0c9bc7c:g:-6EAAOSw7t9ePguZ</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 4467658, member: 5233"]I have often debated with myself...if I see an ad on eBay that is clearly wrong/misleading, should I contact the seller and point it out. Perhaps they simply don't realize their error. There are certain coins that I keep an eye out for...coins that I have always wanted to add to my collection. One example of that is a German 1950-G 50 Pfennig KM-104 variety. The KM-104 was the "reform currency" issued in West Germany shortly after the occupation of Germany ended. These coins said "BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER" (Bank of German States" on the obverse. This was replaced on coins in 1950 with "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND" (Federal Republic of Germany). The KM designation for these 50 pfennig issues is KM-109.1. A 1950 dated KM-104 50 pfennig was never intended to be released. 30,000 examples were struck using authentic dies as an unauthorized 1950-G issue. These coins carry high collector value. The normally issue 1950-G KM-109.1 had a mintage of over 66 million. Sometimes, I find an ad...like this one and blatantly states the rare mintage with the common coin. The question is, should I try and point it out to the seller...or do I just report it? [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/1950-G-GERMANY-DEUTSCHLAND-50-PFENNIG-30-000-SUPER-LOW-MINT-VERY-FINE-COIN/274354257020?hash=item3fe0c9bc7c:g:-6EAAOSw7t9ePguZ[/URL][/QUOTE]
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