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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 909130, member: 21705&quot;]I was snooping on Ebay yesterday and noticed a coin offered as a 1796 that will go off in a couple of days. The seller mentioned the edge lettering in his description which immediately gave me pause. Having both the 76a abd 76b of 1795, I was quite certain that a 1796 with edge lettering would be quite rare or unique since the edge lettering was discontinued about the same time the planchet thickness was reduced. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know there are a few plain edge thick planchet coins and a few 76bs with edge lettering on thin planchets, but that was it except for the Jefferson head group that probably predated the 76b, though it is listed later.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I&#039;m sure it&#039;s a 1794 rather than a 1796 and I&#039;m wondering if I should inform him. Now I&#039;ve notified sellers before with other possibly misattributed coins (wrong photo is also a possibility) so the seller could avoid an angry buyer by either confirming or correcting things. But am I wrong in taking away another buyer&#039;s opportunity to cherry pick an error by the seller? </p><p><br /></p><p>I never do this with unattributed coins since I assume that they are selling as a date and not a variety.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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