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Pillar of the Community
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The date looks suspicious it almost looks too good to be true.
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Valued Member
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I was thinking that the "1" was grease filled but I might be wrong. Here's a photo from a different angle.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Taking away everything else as background noise, the outstanding feature of this coin is the strike. This date is very scarce when it is well struck. This coin has an outstanding strike, when most 1920S's are weakly struck. I think you need to send this in to PCGS. Oddly the one doesn't look as tilted in this picture.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
11/11/2017 10:57 am
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The last photo makes Liberty's face look wrong, with features too sharp for a genuine coin. The 2 in the date also looks too flat on top but seems better in the first photo. The 1 actually looks OK, matching the appearance of certified examples on the Heritage website.
The granular look of the obverse is a little concerning. The reverse looks very nice, with no suspicious features.
I'm sure deceptive Chinese counterfeits exist. If the weight checks out (6.25 grams) I would send this piece to PCGS for authentication and grading. Not sure about FH status since I can't see the three leaves in the hair but if genuine an MS-64 grade for this piece seems appropriate.
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Wow what a nice strike! If possible, see if you can get another picture of the coin tilted or in less light so that it doesn't wash the head detail out. Would like to see if it is indeed a Full Head as we think it may be. Agree with Numismatic Student that as pictured the coin looks MS-64 at least. Love it and thanks for not cleaning it!
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Have you seen this coin in hand?
When viewing the pictures, the surfaces have a grainy appearance.
How about the toning/discoloration on the obverse (near the edges)?
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Pillar of the Community
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Super strike! The mark above the elbow is a clash mark from the eagle's tail. You can also see a clashed E just outside Liberty's right knee. I'd say MS-63 FH.
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United States
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Incredible detail. Weigh it carefully without scratch, pack it up and have it graded. What's the story on the coin? inherited or purchased |
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United States
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Pictures are small but I think it's genuine. It kinda looks AU but if it wasn't it would probably be a 63. Glare makes it hard to see the head. Dipped?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That has to be the best-struck 20S SLQ I've ever seen!  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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well it's not a full head IMO but I'd still send it in to be graded. Thanks for the additional pics.
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I tried one more time to get a good photo of the head... Is there any way it could get FH or is it just wishful thinking?    |
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Edited by MikeF
11/15/2017 1:21 pm
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