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Bedrock of the Community
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Doubling on the Tie, lips, nose, and eye are there - the counterfeits I've seen usually never take the time to copy those.
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Doubling on the Tie, lips, nose, and eye are there - the counterfeits I've seen usually never take the time to copy those I agree, but a quick inspection with a loup for die markers will let you know for sure. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm leaning towards counterfeit. To me, it Lincoln's nose appears slightly pointed. It caught my attention right away, and while slight, it's very bothersome to me. I've compared it to several 1955 coins, both the DD and normal strikes, it still looks odd to me.  |
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Question: are the markers under the T visible only on early die state? The twin die scratches under the "T" should still be visible even after the heavy Stage B polishing. That's a key marker that was not abraded by the second heavy die polishing in Stage B. The more I look at this coin, the more I'm just not sure. It appears to have been struck in collar. It certainly looks like it has some die polishing marks, and most cast counterfeits won't. But the surface conditions do not look natural and really don't look like polishing. The details seem too sharp for a transfer die counterfeit, but it could be spark erosion.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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but a quick inspection with a loup for die markers will let you know for sure Indeed it will. All I was doing was stating a fact - never made a statement of genuine or fake. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How about a weight, diameter and thickness please.
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United States
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ok with that enlargement (thanks igwt49  ) I do see the doubled mouth. but not 100% certain it is authentic (maybe 92.3%) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hopefully we get a close up of the "T".
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not an expert, but if this is a fake, it's a good one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking it's genuine in my opinion. It also appears to have an old cleaning too.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
OP, How about that closeup of the die marker at the T? That will tell us the whole story.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not an expert, but if this is a fake, it's a good one. Looking at quite a few fakes I usually find the flaws quickly. Can't find any with current photos. As mentioned earlier, I too, don't like the nose on the OP's coin. Still, . |
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United States
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My arms are getting tired! |
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United States
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If thats counterfeit then its the best counterfeit of all time
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