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1893 Indian Head Cent: Authentic?

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 Posted 04/23/2014  5:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add happyhop to your friends list
Agreed - looks authentic - though might be cleaned.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  5:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jhp2104 to your friends list
The abundance of horizontal hairlines on the obverse makes me think it was cleaned.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  5:37 pm  Show Profile   Check 52Raymo's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add 52Raymo to your friends list
Could the hairlines be die polishing marks maybe ?
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 Posted 04/23/2014  6:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add zxcccxz to your friends list
Looks real. I don't think the hairlines are a result of die-polishing rather some sort of post-mint cleaning.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  6:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SHAFTA9a to your friends list
Before I looked at the responses, I thought the date on the coin looked funny..too narrow and something about the 9 didn't look right..

But.. if some of the expert Indian head members thinks it's O.K. ..I agree.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  6:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add amida17 to your friends list
If fake they did an excellent job getting the weakness and wear in the right places. Cleaned and retoned (Dellars) maybe?
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 Posted 04/23/2014  8:16 pm  Show Profile   Check robbudo's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add robbudo to your friends list
if the weight wasn't off, I wouldn't suspect anything.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  8:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jerseyben to your friends list
Why would an 1893 IH be fake?
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 Posted 04/23/2014  9:37 pm  Show Profile   Check 52Raymo's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add 52Raymo to your friends list

Quote:
Why would an 1893 IH be fake?


You can buy fakes in a matter of seconds. I just looked at a bunch of fake 1893's to see.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  9:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pennynickelguy to your friends list
It looks authentic to me.
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 Posted 04/23/2014  11:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add h1cks to your friends list
Looks nice to me. I compared the 9 to several from the 1890s on ebay, they all look similar. The bottom of the 9 turns all the way back up.
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 Posted 04/24/2014  03:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list

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I thought the date on the coin looked funny..too narrow and something about the 9 didn't look right..

Yeah...something about the date looks different than other 1893s...particularly the 8. It may be a trick of the light or an earlier die state. The 8 and 9 digits tend to close up on the inside and 'balloon' on the outside as the die wears.
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04/24/2014 03:09 am
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 Posted 04/24/2014  5:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add johntookit to your friends list
Looks just fine.

1893-Indian-Head-Cent:-Authentic?
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 Posted 04/25/2014  02:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add buddy16cat to your friends list
I agree why fake an 1893? It is common. I have a fake 1876, full liberty and some diamonds I think. Didn't pay much but got my money back through buyer protection. Paid for the other coins that came with it though.
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 Posted 04/25/2014  07:50 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IndianGoldEagle to your friends list
Looks genuine.
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