1797 half dollar now on ebay - very suspicious

[delta]

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The seller has just listed this as a 3 day auction starting for $999. but the coin is probably worth over 100 grand, and the seller, feedback rating of 72, has been inactive on ebay for about two years, and all previous feedbacks were for purchases.

 

Highly suspicious. This bears the mark of being a hijacked ebay account, with auction photos copied from some major numismatic firm.

[mtnstyne]

going up quickly, quick search on Heritage and I didn't see this coin sell previously. I messaged him to see if he would provide an additional picture hand held at a slight angle.

[Keigwin]

This is the second auction by that seller for this coin. The first was reported and taken down. Reported again.

Lance.

[BillJones]

The auction has been pulled.

 

If you are going to be a crook, the least you can do is try with something that is a bit less rare and conspicuous.

[johnny9434]

it will pop up again somewhere again.

[jom]

The auction has been pulled.

 

If you are going to be a crook, the least you can do is try with something that is a bit less rare and conspicuous.

 

Maybe he should just change the date on the coin. That should work.

 

jom

[A.Phillips]

Wow, it's too good to be true.. But good thing is that the auction has been pulled.

[Conder101]

Maybe he should just change the date on the coin. That should work.

Yeah, photoshop it and make it a 1798.

[Treashunt]

gone, I wish that I could have seen it