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Just Bob got a reaction from NevadaS&G in Known Sellers of Counterfeit Coins
Ebay seller petermhutch-0
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Just Bob got a reaction from Skittlez in 1955 Lincoln Cent Poor Mans Penny
Hang on.
Don't let me, or anyone else, decide what you should collect. Just because strike damaged coins are not varieties does not mean that you can't keep them, if that is what you choose to do. They may never be worth more than face value, but some are quite interesting looking. Collect what you like.
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Just Bob got a reaction from VKurtB in 1955 Lincoln Cent Poor Mans Penny
First: the "poor man's doubled die" is a rip-off created by people who wanted to take advantage of collectors who wanted something special but could not afford a genuine '55 Doubled Die cent. It is an attempt to have someone spend money on what is, essentially, a damaged coin. Your coin looks to have that damage - either strike damage, or die deterioration damage, or both. It doesn't look like one of the known doubled dies for that year, but Variety Vista has identified ten different ones for that year and mint. If you want to compare your coin to them, the link for their site is HERE.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in counterfeit morgans??
This is the response I got back from the seller after I contacted them about the fake Morgans:
Dear Friend,Thanks for the message.Sorry to say that they are unbranded, but the same with the one shown in the photo.But the quality is guaranteed.Any more questions are welcome.Best regards,Melody
Anyone want to wager that English is not their first language? Not that that really means anything evil, but it does let me know that this is likely a foreign seller, and that increases the likelihood that they are not concerned with (or familiar with) our Hobby Protection Act.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Skittlez in 1972 US penny
Sometimes, when a letter, numeral, or other part of the design is weak or missing, it is the result of "grease" or some other substance filling in the recesses of the design in the die, which prevents the metal of the coin from filling all of the recess. This is usually referred to as a "filled die" or "grease-filled die."
In the case of Lincoln cents, one of the highest parts of the design on the obverse, Lincoln's shoulder, is opposite the motto, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and the words "STATES OF" on the reverse. This sometimes resulted in insufficient metal to fill all of the letters, leaving some of them weak or missing.
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Just Bob reacted to MAULEMALL in College graduation gift from an old girlfriend....
I reported it as soon as he hit ..
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Just Bob got a reaction from MAULEMALL in counterfeit morgans??
This is the response I got back from the seller after I contacted them about the fake Morgans:
Dear Friend,Thanks for the message.Sorry to say that they are unbranded, but the same with the one shown in the photo.But the quality is guaranteed.Any more questions are welcome.Best regards,Melody
Anyone want to wager that English is not their first language? Not that that really means anything evil, but it does let me know that this is likely a foreign seller, and that increases the likelihood that they are not concerned with (or familiar with) our Hobby Protection Act.
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Just Bob got a reaction from JKK in counterfeit morgans??
This is the response I got back from the seller after I contacted them about the fake Morgans:
Dear Friend,Thanks for the message.Sorry to say that they are unbranded, but the same with the one shown in the photo.But the quality is guaranteed.Any more questions are welcome.Best regards,Melody
Anyone want to wager that English is not their first language? Not that that really means anything evil, but it does let me know that this is likely a foreign seller, and that increases the likelihood that they are not concerned with (or familiar with) our Hobby Protection Act.
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Just Bob got a reaction from RonnieR131 in counterfeit morgans??
This is the response I got back from the seller after I contacted them about the fake Morgans:
Dear Friend,Thanks for the message.Sorry to say that they are unbranded, but the same with the one shown in the photo.But the quality is guaranteed.Any more questions are welcome.Best regards,Melody
Anyone want to wager that English is not their first language? Not that that really means anything evil, but it does let me know that this is likely a foreign seller, and that increases the likelihood that they are not concerned with (or familiar with) our Hobby Protection Act.
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Just Bob got a reaction from MAULEMALL in College graduation gift from an old girlfriend....
Is there not some software to block these spambots from posting this stupid stuff?
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Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in counterfeit morgans??
Two of the listings have been removed.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Carleigh richey in 1995 penny with grooves
Some kid saw one of those ads with the scissors that can cut through a Lincoln cent and decided to try it himself. So, he got some scissors out of the sewing box, and gave it a go.
Then, he got his butt whipped for ruining Mom's best scissors. Then he was told, "It's okay. It was Mommy's fault for leaving the scissors where you could find them."
Welcome to the forum, Carleigh.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in counterfeit morgans??
They have the typical "Chinese Fake" look.
Can you post a link? I would like to see what else this seller is offering.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Skittlez in Please inform me that I have found some fs rated currencies. What does CAC mean and what else does CAC mean?
In the case of your two coins, "FS" means two different things. As stated above by JKK and Coinbuf, the "FS" on the nickel refers to "full steps." And, as JT stated, the "FS" on the Lincoln refers to the variety, and stands for "Fivaz-Stanton," the names of the authors of the "Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties."
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Just Bob got a reaction from S3R3NDIPITY in Known Sellers of Counterfeit Coins
At the suggestion of Mr. Lange, I have decided to start a thread listing known websites and individuals who sell counterfeit coins. This is done so that future readers of this forum will have advance warning about this problem. Please add any site or seller that you know to be selling fake coins.
I will start with these three:
Etsy.
While I am sure that there are legitimate coin sellers on this site, it seems that most of the coins I have seen are fakes. '43 copper cents, 44 steel cents, and others are plentiful. To quote from another post:
On 6/19/2018 at 8:58 PM, Mohawk said: Please, everyone, when it comes to coins, just stay off of Etsy.......you'll save yourself a lot of trouble!
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Just Bob got a reaction from rocket23 in From Mine to Mint
That is the way to collect. There is an old adage in coin collecting that states, "Buy the book before the coin." If you have the knowledge beforehand, you are way ahead of the game.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Hoghead515 in From Mine to Mint
That is the way to collect. There is an old adage in coin collecting that states, "Buy the book before the coin." If you have the knowledge beforehand, you are way ahead of the game.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Alex in PA. in The forum merger is a death knell - Just IMO
I don't know. People have been tolling the death knell for this forum for years, and it is still here.
Nice to see you back on here, mumu. You may as well stick around. It isn't quite as slow here as it once was. And, we could always use some more colorful Peace dollar pics
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Just Bob got a reaction from rrantique in GTG 1866 S Seated Dime
This one is giving me problems. It has what appears to be wear in some spots, but there are other spots where I would expect to find wear, but see none. It makes me wonder if there were die and/or strike issues that caused it to look worn.
I am going to err on the side of caution, and call it AU.
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Just Bob got a reaction from Fenntucky Mike in Die Deterioration or Separate Dies
I can see enough differences in the two obverses to call them two different dies.
What do the reverses look like?
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Just Bob got a reaction from Crawtomatic in I'm new and need an opinion on an unusual U.S. penny.
Welcome to The Forum. It sounds like you have been doing some studying on errors, Etc, and that is a good thing. Unfortunately, in this case, I have to agree with the others. It looks like your coin was damaged sometime after it left the mint, probably back in the 1950s or 60s, given the dark toning.