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oih82w8: That is the sort of imagery we need, thanks for the education.
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I'd say genuine but we need weerdsteev to chime in I think. Also, ANACS would be a good idea.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Agree wholeheartedly with vermontensium (as usual) this coin looks like a pretty good candidate for a real one. But TPG is always a must, not only for your own piece of mind but a guarantee, I'd go with ANACS if I was collecting or keeping it and PCGS if I planned on selling in the near future. oih82w8 - great photo linked in your post thanks! Quote:seal4913 - Your Two Cents welcomed :) Hey I have to pay good money for those, I should so steal that for my tag line - your Two Cent Pieces welcomed!  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
02/05/2013 10:04 pm
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I also agree. That's a *very* good candidate for a genuine specimen. All the right parts in all the right places. This is one of the few cases I would recommend the TPG treatment. :-) |
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This is *not* an easy one to fool those who know the issue. The airspace between the back and PLURIBUS UNUM is very hard to fake, as is the counterclockwise punch of the mint mark. The back leg is difficult as well. You don't even have to look at the "missing" front leg past seeing it there - that is not the "smoking gun" attribution.
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I'm saying fake because the color and it's not graded but any top grading sites. ^ Kind of what Steve said
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I'd be very surprised if it's not real.
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A better quality photo would be nice but, gun to my head, I'd say it's real. The beard, both right-side legs, the "bubbles" arising in the field under the chest...it all says "yep" to me.
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Looks like most of us are split on this one being real or counterfeit. Send it in and please keep us posted as to what the TPG's say! "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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If there is anyone I respect more with the series, it's weerdsteev ;-)
Having said that, even he would agree (I'm quite sure) ANACS it.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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You're giving me more credit than I deserve but, yeah, get it authenticated, especially if it'll give you any recourse with your seller in the unlikely event it's not what it appears to be.
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Definetly looks real to me. Not that I'm an expert on this stuff or anything, but the coin looks genuine.
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The coin looks good to me. It has all the evidence of genuine 37-D. Also, I have never seen a fake that even made any attempt to create fake diagnostics. The fakes just remove a leg (or in some cases cast a coin without one) and put it on the market. Most people don't know what to look for. Like I said, I'm very confident this piece is real.
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The only reason I think it "might be fake". Is because the color. I have seen well made fakes before. But that one does have good details on the buffalo. The letters are not attached to the buffalo. The leg don't look scratched off. The pee is on the ground. So I say it's real maybe. Send it in and you'll know.
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Solotime:
Take a look through recent threads and you'll see someone who used electrolysis to restore a corroded buff nickel. The colouring of that is very similar to the colouring of this. Cleaning is always a possibility, as is a poorly-mixed planchet (I've gotten "woody" NICKELS at work!) or even bad photography--it looks to me like this was a scan, which always alters the coin colour (in images, not in-hand).
If the diagnostics are there, I'm going to agree and say "real."
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