Please be very careful. There is a seller on Ebay that is selling COUNTERFEIT 1793 HALF CENTS, 1796 HALF CENTS and also COUNTERFEIT 1799 and 1799/8 LARGE CENTS. These COUNTERFEITS can be spotted by poor far...
Recently I have noticed COUNTERFEIT 1799 and 1799/8 Bust Large Cents being listed. Hopefully this will help you spot them so you don't get taken: 1. If the seller has a real 1799 cent, s/he will get them...
A large number of Counterfeit Bust Dollars have been showing up lately. Most are dated 1795, 1796 or 1797. (I don't bother with the 1804's since they are all fake, unless you pay $1,000,000+ for a certified...
This is a most disturbing development. The Chinese scammers are now using a new type of scam that uses pictures of REAL US coins. These auctions have pictures of REAL US coins, a starting price of .99 cents...
There are often many "RAW" 1882 $3 Gold pieces for sale. There were only 1,500 minted, but thousands of Counterfeits have been made. In fact, the 1882 $3 Gold piece is the most widely counterfeited $3 gold....
Many of you may have seen coins listed on ebay refered to as R-2 or R-6 etc......but what does this really mean? below is a list of the (R) RARITY SCALE: R-1 Common R-2 Not So Common R-3 Scarce R-4 Very Scarce...
About 80% of uncertified TRADE DOLLARS listed on Ebay are COUNTERFEIT. If you feel you must bid on these coins, look for the following problems: 1. If there is a mint mark: ie cc, look for its location....
Many coin colletors and coin investors have the same question.......what coins should I invest in? Some people look to complete an entire series, some want to complete type sets, some want proof sets etc....