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Pillar of the Community
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The eye,nose and ribbon bow look like OBV4.Interesting but not neccessarily a fake.Just my opinion.
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Previously Ousted
 Canada
398 Posts |
Here are both sides next to another authentic coin.. Seller writes in his description that it is a 2/2 ie RP, which is ok , BUT he also writes the A in Regina is RP and the N and last A is RP. I have never seen all these varieties in ONE coin together! please compare...  |
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Previously Ousted
Canada
398 Posts |
DBM, 1872 had obv 2 and not 4. I know exactly what you mean.
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Previously Ousted
Canada
398 Posts |
NOW fellows, please check the crown....and the T in Cents, also distance from T to the S, also the 5
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9872 Posts |
Ask the seller for better pics.The more I look the more the bow and ribbon don't look right.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
Also, look at the "0" in the date in the bottom pic.  |
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Previously Ousted
Canada
398 Posts |
I asked for more Images.. and better Images..
NO reply...
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Previously Ousted
Canada
398 Posts |
so what about the appearance of Vicky?
the nose, the hair , etc..
if the dies were so different, they would be noted and listed as very different in Charlton (in the 50 cent issue)
I am very sure that the oprtrait of the subject coin does not match an obverse 2 50 cent portrait. the nose is completely different.So is part of the bow.
there are some date varieties listed in Zoells. it could roughly come close.
but the seller describes it as having the A/A, the N/N , S/s in (cents) and the 2/2...
I have never heard of all being on one coin...
I am NOT saying that the seller is not honest. If it is a fake, he may not be aware of it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1731 Posts |
the 7 and 2 look different
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Previously Ousted
Canada
398 Posts |
Coincollect:
there are some slight varieties known in the date and the date did not bother me so much as it matches with Hans Zoells designations.
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Previously Ousted
Canada
398 Posts |
Ok fellows..
the seller finally got back to me...
he agreed that the coin has been dipped and maybe also slightly polished
He does not think it is a fake, as he received it 8 years ago from a then very old old collector who apparently had it for many years.
I will now not buy the coin.
Thank you all for your input
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
650 Posts |
Nice coins, the subject coin I find suspicious, but I am not to familiar with some varieties ,but the hair by the ear is strange. All the others in your picks and a quick look at charltons, the hair by the ear curls back away from the ear. On this coin it points straight down. ?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thanks coingirl. I dont collect these coins or varieties. I should look into it more. Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ coincollect1,you were looking in the right place to start.As a rule recent Canadian fakes are clones of genuine coins,only the date is changed to mislead the innocent.For example the fakers will take an 1898 50cent,clone it and change only the date and mintmark to suit their market.If the date font,size or spacing doesn't match any known coins then the odds are great the coin is a fake.
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Previously Ousted
Canada
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DBM, you are so right to a point..
In China they just simply produce any coin in their coin factory... oh yes.
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