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Rare Coin on eBay
Status: questionable eBay auction
This is one of the stupidest eBay auctions I've seen in a while:GEORGE WASHINGTON COIN,MISS PRINT WHIT BOUTH 2 FACES OF GEORGE WASHINTON 1 IN 1994 AND OTHER SIDE 1979.
Starting bid is $1,000,000. No bids yet.
Some people in the coin talk forum think it might be two magician's coins, cut in half and glued together. I think the guy just took photos of two separate coins.
The misspellings definitely add to the seller's credibility.
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Categories: eBay Posted by Alex on Mon Jan 21, 2008 |
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I like how he has it turned a quarter-turn (pun intended?) because, um... Well, I can't really think of a reason why he would do that.
Posted by Tah in Idaho (Yes, Idaho) on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Considering that there's *NO* way you could have a 'misprint' coin with two different dates, much less 15 years apart...
Yeah, I'm smelling a magician's coin or a totally bogus one..
Posted by Robin Bobcat in Californian Wierdo on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 05:30 AM
Yeah, I'm smelling a magician's coin or a totally bogus one..
Oh, and has been removed.
As for the quarter (hah!) turn, most magician's coins aren't usually done with much concern for facing.
Posted by Robin Bobcat in Californian Wierdo on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 05:32 AM
As for the quarter (hah!) turn, most magician's coins aren't usually done with much concern for facing.
I agree with Robin Bobcat here. Back when I could afford it, I collected coins and studied the minting process. The dies are destroyed when worn out or when the year is up. There is NO way that this "coin" is a real coin.
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 08:35 PM
What most people do not know is that the president we call "George Washington" was actually two conjoined twins. While there were two heads, they had one body from the neck down. The head on the left (as you faced the twins) was the one which actually held the office of the presidency. Obviously, his conjoined twin "went along for the ride." Out of respect, the portrait painters of the day depicted only one of the brothers' heads, alternating between the two. If you look closely at various depictions of George Washington, you can see subtle differences between the heads of the two brothers.
This was a special commemorative coin honoring the Washington brothers.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Wed Jan 23, 2008 at 04:08 AM
This was a special commemorative coin honoring the Washington brothers.
So, my bid of $.45 did not meet the reserve?
Posted by wdl on Wed Jan 23, 2008 at 08:25 PM
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