This wheat cent does not look right

On Jan 23, 12:15*pm, HeeHawkeye wrote:
I was looking at Ebay auction # 170434539530 . The '0' portion of the
date does not look right. Has anybody ever heard of a 1909 year minted
cent error like this?

So, when I win this coin where do I send it to get it slabbed? The
Accugrade web site isn't operational any more, so what company should
I use instead?

On Jan 23, 9:12*pm, "B.J." wrote:
On Jan 23, 12:15*pm, HeeHawkeye wrote:

I was looking at Ebay auction # 170434539530 . The '0' portion of the
date does not look right. Has anybody ever heard of a 1909 year minted
cent error like this?

So, when I win this coin where do I send it to get it slabbed? *The
Accugrade web site isn't operational any more, so what company should
I use instead?

If I were to hazard a guess, you would be best served by any TPG that
will certify it as genuine. I would also be willing to bet anything
from a nickel on down that none of the top 3 (i.e., ANACS, PCGS or
NGC) will do that.

On Jan 23, 1:44*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
Jan wrote:
It's an obvious punch. i can't believe it's up to $100.

The two bidders have feedbacks of 1 and 3 respectively. *Several possible
explanations come to mind, none of which are pleasant to contemplate.

James

No one else bid. I need to raise my estimate of the intelligence of
eBay buyers.

I communicated with the seller and was told that he and "three other
dealers" believe it is a 1909 with a reversed 9. He also claimed a
dealer offered him $300.

The seller also has auctions for scrap gold -- if you look at the
closed auctions none actually have a picture of the scrap. The
purchase history is even more interesting. Most of the auctions are
private, and when I tried to look at the non-private auctions most of
them were no longer on eBay (even from auctions with January 2010
feedback). Also, a high percentage of his purchases with recent
feedback are from NARU sellers.

B.J. wrote:
On Jan 23, 1:44 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
Jan wrote:
It's an obvious punch. i can't believe it's up to $100.

The two bidders have feedbacks of 1 and 3 respectively. Several
possible explanations come to mind, none of which are pleasant to
contemplate.

James

No one else bid. I need to raise my estimate of the intelligence of
eBay buyers.

I communicated with the seller and was told that he and "three other
dealers" believe it is a 1909 with a reversed 9. He also claimed a
dealer offered him $300.

The seller also has auctions for scrap gold -- if you look at the
closed auctions none actually have a picture of the scrap. The
purchase history is even more interesting. Most of the auctions are
private, and when I tried to look at the non-private auctions most of
them were no longer on eBay (even from auctions with January 2010
feedback). Also, a high percentage of his purchases with recent
feedback are from NARU sellers.

As they say in the sunny land of France, "Quelle surprise!"

James