Counterfeit items...

[jonnjenn]

1923 Australian Halfpenny Coin (Low mintage - Rare)

The above is an example of a seemingly straightforward listing for a coin worth $1,500 plus.

Why have so many bidders cancelled their bids?

  Simple answer;this coin is a 20 cent counterfeit.

How the bidders who cancelled found out item is fake I don't know.

Long gone are the days when members could warn others of fakes--what a shame.

Back to real footy where Essendon are leading my Pies.:-(

[joz*garage]

& long gone are the days when you could see who actually bidded or cancelled their bids and email them.

[joz*garage]

mebbe try posting this on the coin forum, and ask to see if any knowledgeable coinees.. how they can tell its a fake.. just by viewing the listing? 

[jonnjenn]

Coin/stamp forum is defunct.

believe or not joz I can pick a fake.

Ta for your input.

[joz*garage]

oh i thought you only knew it must be a fake coz of the cannelled bids

[joz*garage]

how can you tell its a fake John? it looks a bit on the orange color side to me.

[jonnjenn]

You know more about cars than I do joz

 and I probably know more specifically about OZ pre decimals.

In this case main giveaway is that the fake has curved base reverse side letters

whereas the real deal can only have flat base letters.

There are other giveaway signs as well.

I love American and English cars post war to about early seventies.

[purple_haize]

That is interesting JJ......I come from the era of the halfpenny, and I looked at the coin and thought there was nothing wrong with it.

I like American cars too Joz........my first car was a 1962 pontiac..........I really loved that car.

[jonnjenn]

That is interesting JJ......I come from the era of the halfpenny, and I looked at the coin and thought there was nothing wrong with it.

I like American cars too Joz........my first car was a 1962 pontiac..........I really loved that car.

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Laurentian or Parisienne?

[joz*garage]

those bidders must have simply cancelled after realizing its a fake

have you reported it to ebay as the listing does give an impression that its genuine?

if not..whoever wins it, its really their problem 

yeah gotta love those old cars, but eventually i will settle for a modern thing with all the safety features and toys.