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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks real to me ...a little rough though but still looks decent enough to put in album.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2311 Posts |
Looks real, no red flags I spy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
Really damaged surfaces, but everything seems to be in the right place and none of the damage immediately seems to be from counterfeit manufacturing processes.
Unless putting it under the microscope or an XRF analysis shows otherwise, I'd think this one is legit.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Real has my vote. Most fakes are made by messing with a 4 on a 44. This one appears real enough.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1193 Posts |
I agree! Looks genuine to me :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
950 Posts |
Im with Scropper. I cant put my finger on anything specific, but something is off.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3345 Posts |
Before looking at other's comments, I came to the conclusion that this is a real coin. It's had environmental damage, been in the ground or something (like a lot of you were saying). I agree it does have the appearance of a cast but the detail in general is too good in my opinion to be a cast.
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CCF Sponsor
United States
702 Posts |
Well, if you're going to sell it, see if you can get it in a genuine holder. I think it will do much better for you with a little bit of time and a couple of bucks invested. In a genuine holder, I think you're more likely to get more bidders on the Bay.
If it comes back not genuine, you can destroy it (or at least mark it properly) and do good for the numismatic community!
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New Member
United States
5 Posts |
Seems to be missing the die chip connecting the third fold of the coat to the rim.
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New Member
United States
5 Posts |
near the third fold of Lincoln's shirt where it meets his over coat, there should be a die crack connecting it to the rim.
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New Member
United States
5 Posts |
This is my coin clearly showing the crack.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2233 Posts |
Is there a "VDB" on Lincoln's shoulder?
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New Member
United States
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I assume you are talking about the original post. It is too dark to tell. Mine clearly has no VDB.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2233 Posts |
Well it's not an altered '44-D then.
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New Member
United States
5 Posts |
I was not asking whether my coin is real. I was commenting on the authenticity of the coin from the original post. That coin does not appear to have a die crack which indicates it might be a fake.
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