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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 The rotated reverse will not add a premium of any kind. Can't tell double die or not but amazing condition. Congrats. I hope the area turns up lots more fortune for you. |
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
If you've got Copperheads out there late Fall, Winter or early Spring would be a lot better time to hunt. When everything gets frosted down it would be a lot easier too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7620 Posts |
If your worried about the snakes then hold off detecting until late Fall or Winter. The overgrowth will be dormant, the bugs will be dug in for Winter and the snakes will be hibernating and less active. (Not that you couldn't still stumble across one that missed the "it's time to hibernate" memo!).
Nothing like getting snake bit on a hot day, in the middle of nowhere when your already exhausted. Not a healthy day at all.
Nice find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The rotated reverse will not add any premium of any kind. Oh... Is it because the rotated dies are so common with these coins? |
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United States
179 Posts |
Sorry to say this is not Genuine. Here's what I see. Cracks on the die into the rim. Area softness where it should not be. Absence of contact, circulation marks. Incorrect date position. Mismatched "1" digits in the date. Lettering soft and too wide. •••••• that's what I see here.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2661 Posts |
Yeah ambro51, I am a bit skeptical myself. I will send it in though just to be sure.
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Valued Member
United States
301 Posts |
Nice find! I would freak out if I dug a gold coin. The fact that you dug it up has to add some pesonal value to it too!! GL & HH
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Valued Member
United States
301 Posts |
Nice find! I would freak out if I dug a gold coin. The fact that you dug it up has to add some pesonal value to it too!! GL & HH
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just don't understand why such a good counterfeit would be buried in an untouched 1800s homestead site.
But hey...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh... Is it because the rotated dies are so common with these coins? From what I can find 1 in 20000 had the 180 deg rotated die, so roughly 26 of these have the 180 rotation. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7620 Posts |
Looks fine to me and who cares whether it's counterfeit or not. You have nothing other than time invested in it. Free gold is not a bad thing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just don't understand why such a good counterfeit would be buried in an untouched 1800s homestead site. Two words: Contemporary counterfeit  |
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United States
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You have nothing other than time invested in it. Also a sore back & knee. I am over the hill, and let me tell you, the slope is steep on the other side.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Counterfeits usually don't have the right weight. What is the weight of this coin? You might be able to save yourself some TPG's fees with 10 seconds and a scale. |
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United States
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Yeah I know. I will be taking it to work tomorrow, we have some really nice scales that will weigh grams to 3 decimal points.
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