Sad eBay listings - Not Mint Errors - Ridiculous Asking Prices

The thing is, it doesn't take an experienced coin collector to know that all these listed above are nothing but damaged coins. Common sense is all one needs in order to know. I could see a vise job or even zinc blister pennies being something a bit challenging for the inexperienced. The "particle plating" as well. But all the examples in the OP are straight-forward damaged.

 

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I fear that a lot of what we consider common sense is lost on the internet generation. Hard to acquire common sense unless you are out getting bumps and bruises living life.

 

All of them are descriptions for people who can't see, but believe everything written. They deserve to be taken to the cleaners, both of them ... the buyer and the seller.

 

Surrounding the Whizzing Island.

 

This will sound cruel, but if you are dumb enough to fall for these offers, you deserve to get skinned. All you would need to do is come here for people to set you straight. But I’ve seen jokers post parking finds and ask if they are “mint errors” over and over.

If you fall for this, chances are some huckster will take you to the cleaners with one of those robo calls

 

Four of them are garbage disposal coin finds and wo look like dryer coins. Highly unlikely anyone buys them.

 

Here is the "Paul Harvey" rest of the story moment. Here is a link to PMD items that SOLD . . . . .

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=PMD+coins&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

Lots of listings. Just a subset of sold items.

Z

 

Shill bidding is what "won" those damaged coins.

 

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