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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NOS, post: 2077686, member: 2098&quot;]Buyers need to better train themselves for the large influx of fakes that have been introduced from China over the last 10 years. Here is the link to a 1926S Buffalo that was sold by the seller in question for $490: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1926-S-5C-Buffalo-Nickel-full-horn-no-problem-U-grade-/400846174865" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1926-S-5C-Buffalo-Nickel-full-horn-no-problem-U-grade-/400846174865" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1926-S-5C-Buffalo-Nickel-full-horn-no-problem-U-grade-/400846174865</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The buyer says, &quot;counterfeit piece of garbage.&quot; If you look at the picture of the reverse you can see a split in the rim (which is most apparent around 4-5 o&#039;clock). That stood out to me right away as it is a tell-tale sign of being a recently made counterfeit coin from China.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of the seller&#039;s active listings: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-50c-MAINE-SILVER-COMMEMORATIVE-HALF-DOLLAR-lovely-toning-from-estate/400857177677" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-50c-MAINE-SILVER-COMMEMORATIVE-HALF-DOLLAR-lovely-toning-from-estate/400857177677" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-50c-MAINE-SILVER-COMMEMORATIVE-HALF-DOLLAR-lovely-toning-from-estate/400857177677</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse of the coin initially looks convincing to me. However, upon looking at the reverse I can see the tell-tale rim split all the way from around 12 to almost 3 o&#039;clock. In fact, rim split aside, the general appearance of the reverse looks like a Chinese-made counterfeit and was likely originally sold as a &quot;replica&quot; from abroad for $1.50-$2.00.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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