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Subject: Re: RAY W. WHY THE SECRETS ON THIS "NEW" VARIETY
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--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "mario" <mariobyrge@c...>
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> RAY;
> WHY THE SECRETS ON THIS "NEW VARIETY" OR NEW
TYPE? ,...........HONESTLY, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND ALL THE SECRETS THAT
COLONIAL PEOPLE HAVE,...........HELL HARRY, AS THEY SAY,..........LET
IT ALL OUT!
> MARIO
Hi Mario/Les,
I always take notice of counterfeits as I have of the several fantasy
issues made from counterfeit halfpence that you've posted, most
recently that of lot 3905610147 that sold after three listings for
$69. One thing you said throughout those three listings of this piece
was "this is definitly a great coin in itself and possibly the only
one to exist from this genuine/forgery die muling" even though I had
pointed out to discretely you after the first listing that you had
sold a very similar piece imitating the same design as bbaycolony for
$406 to a jd1776.
In my research I've discovered another similarly styled piece that
you sold as bbaycolony - I had the forthought to print them out or
otherwise keep records of those pieces on my hard drive, as any good
researcher would do - that had a similarly styled reverse figure
including the "Mr. Nedick" head that John K. spoke of. This piece had
the obverse re-engraved to imitate a CT and sold for $65.
There were several other such lots that you sold as bbaycolony during
that time of a similar nature, re-engraved on counterfeit halfpence
or an unknown copper of similar size. As I recall from those sales of
these previous two pieces and these others you said in your lot
descriptions that they had come from Germany.
Needless to say I find it interesting that the latest offering on
ebay is so similar to the pieces you had sold previously on eBay as
bbaycolony - the disjointed figure, the "Mr. Nedick" head with the
feathers above, and the triangular tomahawk, etc. Interestingly the
newest Indian design piece also combines one of the attributes of the
CT piece, with globe from the underlying halfpenny design left in as
part of the reverse figure design.
I cannot help but conclude that all three of these pieces were made
by the same individual, along with several of the other pieces you
mentioned coming from this same individual a few years ago when you
were known as bbaycolony. That is my opinion. So, what can you tell
us about this person from Germany who sold and shipped you those
pieces? Apparently you wouldn't consider it a secret, and I would
very much be interested in contacting him.
Byron
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