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Bedrock of the Community
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Glad you found them. So the second coin was pulled from ebay as counterfeit? |
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I was going to say "I didn't know you bought genuine coins!"
Good catch. That would have fooled me first glance.
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The 1st example was pulled by ebay; seller acknowledged no sale and he unfortunately had bought it as genuine. The 2nd example is one that came across a Dealer's counter and is on its way to me, allowing a little better research in hand. And I do occasionally buy genuine coins  ... Edited by burfle23
01/29/2024 06:55 am
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I had it as a counterfeit, but was watching the 49ers game and did not post. Deceptive counterfeit and I could not lock it in until you posted your coin. What I also found interesting is that the ebay coin was showing Die Deterioration at top of shield on reverse and your coin show's no deterioration. Thanks for posting. Here are some reverse tells on both counterfeits.  |
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A fake that fools dealers is a pretty good fake. High quality toning, numerals and dentils.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
01/29/2024 12:23 pm
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paralyse, you have seen this "same old fake reverse" on others?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I might be confused, but it reminded me of the coin you posted previously. I should clarify that I was referring to the overall appearance of the coin, not to any particular specific die markers. I apologize if there was confusion there.
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 Edited by paralyse
01/29/2024 9:21 pm
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Well I'm confused. How can you say "same old fake reverse" if you can't point to specifics?  Edited by Coinfrog
01/29/2024 8:44 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Not the same variety of the bad ones with common marks; this one is a BB-158, the common bad reverse is BB-163.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I removed my original response to avoid further confusion.
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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I am always very careful about possible misinformation, especially on counterfeits; sometimes my responses are slow pending fact checks...
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Quote:
And I do occasionally buy genuine coins...
Do you still have your Vermont set? It's one of the better sets I've seen over the years - a tough series I'd love to get into more myself. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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So, I now have the 2nd one in hand and it doesn't appear "polished" as my original images. The edge does show the attribution mark from the original ANA documentation.   I took some additional close up images of this one:    |
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So the coin is a decent counterfeit at first glance, but the edge is too clean and a dead giveaway to me. Thanks for the edge photos.
Always pays off to look at the third side of a coin!
Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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