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 Posted 08/27/2015  2:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dave700x to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well put Ddave. The coin in question could very well be a struck counterfeit or authentic. Unfortunately, it is corroded and worn to a point that makes it impossible to decipher from static photos. The best lesson to be found in this thread and this forum is to stay away unless you are 100% sure of something.
One last thought is that this coin is so ugly it would not fit in my collection anyways. I opted for a nice red poor mans DD to fill that pesky hole in my album.
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 Posted 08/27/2015  3:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverStackerKid to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@biokemist
Thank you for the lesson. As I stated in my post I am still learning, so thank you.
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08/27/2015 3:32 pm
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 Posted 08/27/2015  10:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stoneman227 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I normally reserve my opinion on cases of authenticity as it is not my field but Dave made some good points and I will add some points I found interesting.
The environmental damage , to me , has it's good and questionable points. I have enclosed some pics of coins that I have personally dug while metal detecting to illustrate what I see.
On the coin in question the rough areas that I see in the lower protected parts of the coin are not what I would expect from environmental damage. The high spots are rounded and surrounded by vein like lower areas . What I would expect to see are lower rounded pits that form vein like higher areas. My 1909 shows what I would expect to see, though an extreme example.
The part the looks to be expected is the color of the damage at the word GOD. A rust color that comes from the ground leaching out parts of the metal, and that does remind me of the corroded color of my pictured 1928 cent.
I have unearthed a lot of environmentally damaged coins.
Just my observations.

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08/27/2015 10:39 pm
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 Posted 08/27/2015  11:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHuntingDrew to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Correct. Real or fake, this is still an error coin and belongs here.


I hate you for making me think I posted it in here... You will receive payback from me someday!
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 Posted 08/28/2015  12:11 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CelticKnot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What an interesting thread this has turned into. There are so many lessons from just this thread alone; numismatic, ethical, and otherwise. Just one of the many reasons I am lucky and proud to be a member of CCF.
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OK , this calls for a group hug.
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