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leonjoe New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 09:20 am There are a lot of small bumps, especially on the reserve, which gives me doubt. So I would appreciate your opinions. * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate images. In the future, please crop and correctly orient images before uploading. * First two lines of the Upload Form Report this Post to the Staff

Ballyhoo Pillar of the Community United States 1613 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 11:58 am What's the weight? Should be 27.2 grams +/-. That die crack concerns me, looks off. ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon Report this Post to the Staff
leonjoe New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 12:48 pm The weight is 27.1 grams. Yes, the die cracks look a bit strange. What do you think of the small bumps in the field? Is it a sign of cast, or something else? Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4473 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 3:48 pm If the example is a counterfeit, it was made from a genuine die pair as the date and CC match known genuine examples. Concerns are the excessive bubbles/bumps on the reverse. The die cracks on trade and dollar are strange. For die cracks to get to that stage there has to be a progression of Die Deterioration, and I do not see any Die Deterioration on genuine examples that is close to the OP example. The chop marks are also a little strange and none of chops show through on the other side. I would put it into the questionable authenticity category, and my guess is the TPG would put the same label on the example. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190926 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 5:02 pm Interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
leonjoe New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 04/21/2026 5:04 pm Thank you, Slider. You posts have always been insightful. Yes, I looked around and did not see any similar die cracks on the graded samples I could find. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 99859 Posts	Posted 04/23/2026 3:44 pm You can take it to a jewelers and have an XRF test done. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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