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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm going to "homer call" it here - forgery.
The mintmark is awful.
The date is too large and set too far to the left.
The obverse rim is funky, and the surface appears to have casting porosity/pits.
Just my $1.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1005 Posts |
I agree the mintmark looks wrong, but everything else... not sure
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree VF-25 and likely cleaned, but don't know enough about this date to know if it's a fake.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
The reverses of my 2 '78 CC's, a MS63DMPL and a VF20:   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
216 Posts |
That's very disappointing.
Haven't paid for them yet, I suppose my best option is to receive the coins and then request a return.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
I would wait till you have in hand and then post more pictures before you arrive at a decision.
Photos sometimes make things look weird or wrong when in reality there are not problems to be found
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I mean, it isn't difficult to grade this coin. We don't know what you paid, but what were you hoping for? What did you think this was?  |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
216 Posts |
Not especially worried about the grade, as they weren't expensive, just want them to be be the real thing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3239 Posts |
If it's legit the grade is VF-25 details. But I agree the photo does makes me suspicious with that mint mark.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
216 Posts |
What's the easiest / best way to check authenticity when I have them?
By weighing, or some other way?
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
The coin looks authentic to me. I have it as a VAM17 based on the mint mark position and die gouges on the eye and in the nostril. Compare to this the link. http://www.vamworld.com/1878-CC+VAM-17 |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
216 Posts |
Thanks Dave, very interesting, and that's a weight off my mind. It's certainly a distinctive variant (when you know what to look for).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
VF-25 details, cleaned. The 1878 CC is known to have a small CC.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Yup, I reviewed Dave's attribution, and it looks okay to me.
VF details.
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