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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the rotation Macmercury,really don't understand the quiet side from everyone. Definitely not one you see everyday. Has a lot of interesting raised areas on the reverse and obverse. Closer view with a scope it appears it may have had a bad off center strike and then struck over. Just a whole lot for a rookie to figure out. Hopefully a flying eagle pro Will step in and offer some insight
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Valued Member
United States
150 Posts |
Sorry to be that guy, but I'll say it again after looking longer,,, 99.9% sure that's a fake. The obverse letting isn't concentric to the rim. It's a small letter variety,,,but the letters are wrong. Look at the last 'S' in States, waaay wrong. Date is wrong font.
Unless something weird like acid as someone mentioned after it left the mint,,, then this coin never the mint, it left China.
Edited by ZenFE99 01/08/2020 2:46 pm
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New Member
 United States
39 Posts |
opinion noted, but I'll wait for some heavely experienced opinion's to chime in. If it takes sending it to someone to be authenticated so be,but I've yet to hear from and expert on this. Almost like know one wants to jump in, really strange for this forum. I fully understand this is not a everyday find with so much going on and it's possible in 162 years someone cleaned it wasn't me but acid is not going to leave the details that are on this coin. Problem here is not someone trying to pass one over on somebody, but more like no one has ever seen one before. But at the same time no advice from the upper ranks have chimed in and that's what I'm waiting for. Thanks for all comments so far but would you throw a gold dollar in a junk jar because someone said it was painted just saying.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Have you weighed it? Is it magnetic?
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Valued Member
United States
150 Posts |
If it's real, it's a cool coin for sure. Double/Triple die/struck possibly. Looks like - Small letters, low leaves, Open E in ONE.... A couple of other things I see: Top most tail feather appears slightly short at the end. Date font wrong, very thin. There is a variety of Open E for the 1858, but I think even then it looks slightly different then the E in CENT. Yours appear to be identical, and overall mushy. With you - I would love to hear some other opinions.  I'm no expert, but I live to collect 1857 Flying Eagle varieties, mostly the clashes (and we're talking hundreds of examples). Anything FE garners my attention, and part of my collection includes all the counterfeits I can get my hands on. Right now I'm working on two new/unattributed varieties for the 1857FE, and will hopefully be posting them here in the near future.
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New Member
 United States
39 Posts |
The weight is 4.7 and trying to find a magnet kid had it
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New Member
 United States
39 Posts |
just Carl,XenFe99 I'm going to try and load some more pictures.Taking and loading pictures on here seems to give me problems so it might take me a bit. And it is not magnetic. Next question or comments please lol
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
1. Something about the surface looks wrong. Too shiny. If it is real, I would guess it has been polished.
2. The magnet comments got me wondering. Are you ever likely to find a fake copper coin with a magnet? I mean, copper is really cheap. Wouldn't most counterfeiters just use that to make the fakes? Or is there really something cheaper than copper that has been used, and is magnetic?
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New Member
 United States
39 Posts |
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New Member
 United States
39 Posts |
Apologies again for the life of me I can't get the pictures straight on here. Take them straight and they post sideways
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New Member
 United States
39 Posts |
ZenFE99 thanks for your interest on this, really alot to look at almost like someone used it to practice lol. Thanks for the input from everyone and anyone else who wants to jump in with some experienced advice
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1479 Posts |
100% fake but still one cool looking counterfeit. Bet coinweek would do a article on it for educational purposes as it shows almost all the red flags buyers should watch for. Not knocking you negatively its an awesome looking fake and collectible in its own genres.
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New Member
 United States
39 Posts |
Who's the best person to send this to attribution and Authentication gonna really be the only way to have this figured out. If fake I'll let everyone know and if not I'll let everyone know .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8520 Posts |
One look fake but let us know the results if you send it off.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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New Member
United States
34 Posts |
 Fields look really off, similar to counterfeits I've seen before.
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