Why is this rare?

[Danye West]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/toned-xr-1943-1C-Steel-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent-Very-Beautiful-SP-coin-/121857091627?hash=item1c5f3fa82b:g:FEUAAOSwGotWi0lZ

[wheat'swheats]

because it is rusty and some i d i o t had it slabbed. How many rusty slabbed cents have you seen?

[brg5658]

because it is rusty and some i d i o t had it slabbed. How many rusty slabbed cents have you seen?

 

It's not slabbed, it's raw. Rusty, yes. Slabbed, not as far as I can tell.

[bstrauss3]

It's rare because the blind squirel selling has never seen another one...

[MarkFeld]

It's not rare. It's just priced (absurdly) high.

[WoodenJefferson]

Neil Armstrong would have had a hard time landing the Eagle on that reverse...avoid the craters Neil!

[Raisethis2]

It's got some damage and the seller is trying to make it sound important. All that "SP" and "rare" talk gets some people excited. I'm shocked this seller has a return policy. They usually don't.

 

 

[CO Collector]

"MADE IN ERROR..1943 ONLY NO S OR D OR P.”

 

Woo-hoo! I've got one of those no-mintmark "error" cents too!

 

 

And it's rare: Redbook says only 84,628,670 were produced!

[BillJones]

It's an offer from a fool or a con man who is looking for someone with more money than brains.

[Mr.Mcknowitall]

It is Fraud and should immediately be removed by ebay. On the off chance that somebody has the thought it is a buyer beware and if you buy it that is your problem situation and not Fraud, my answer is Baloney. ebay has a fiduciary responsibility, whether they agree or not.

[e1cnr]

I have had some wonderfully colorful 1943 cents

 

the copper plated ones and reprocessed ones sometimes tone easily

[Mr.Mcknowitall]

I have had some wonderfully colorful 1943 cents

 

the copper plated ones and reprocessed ones sometimes tone easily

 

So do I and I agree with your observation. Just to be clear in case my post misled, that is not the Fraud I am referring to.

[mumu]

Maybe it was formally in an MS 70 slab and an overzealous owner removed it to improve it. If the seller knows a lot about coins then it would justify the story and asking price. Don't jump to any silly conclusions that something is simply priced too high in order to catch a dumby. Its just clever outside of the box thinking surely.

[MarkFeld]

Maybe it was formally in an MS 70 slab and an overzealous owner removed it to improve it. If the seller knows a lot about coins then it would justify the story and asking price. Don't jump to any silly conclusions that something is simply priced too high in order to catch a dumby. Its just clever outside of the box thinking surely.

 

Yes, and don't forget that he has a "make an offer" option too.

[nk1nk]

Mumu and Felds post are absolutely hilarious! thanks for the laugh guys!

 

Nick

[coinman1794]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/toned-xr-1943-1C-Steel-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent-Very-Beautiful-SP-coin-/121857091627?hash=item1c5f3fa82b:g:FEUAAOSwGotWi0lZ

 

I think he was pretty clear about why he's asking 18 Hundred for a 10 cent with environmental damage:

 

"sure this is not the regular look`s of the coin, toned different color".