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Valued Member
United States
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Shouldn't an 1867 have the shallow N reverse? Doesn't look like one to me...
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry looked at that wrong, gotta turn my head with my eyes lol
Edited by rpmes
12/15/2014 1:22 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yep--the '67 is a shallow N rev. Of course, they usually get the date wrong too--there was only one date type for this year.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
I would say definitely a fake and not a good one. Should be a shallow N reverse. Date and denticles don't look right
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
I think this is a fake too.
This coin is an 1867 with a bold N. However, they only made the bold N's from 1870-76, then 1878-09.
Edited by Nickel Guy
12/15/2014 2:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Is the coin itself a counterfeit, or is it an authentic coin with an altered date? The color and surfaces around the date look different than the rest of the coin.
Paul Bulgerin
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't think there's a practical way--for the digits (or that "N") to be altered/spread out, without showing the damage. It's fake to the core. This serves as a cautionary tale--they're getting the overall details OK--so we need to look for the "weakest link"--often the date area.  Edited by DVCollector
12/15/2014 4:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep  . ebay really needs to have some sort of process to "authenticate", if you will, through pictures by a specialized team to determine if the coin is counterfeit. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll just add...don't entrust your purchases to ebay catching all the fakes--knowledge is the best defense. |
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ebay had that. They disbanded it a few months ago, and the thieves are running rampant. I'm not exaggerating.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks everyone. I am testing my ability to spot fakes and this input really helps. I contacted both the seller and ebay and got no response from either. The coin sold for $61.00 and the "winning" bidder probably thinks he got a good deal. |
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Canada
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Just reading his feedback, I wouldn't have bid on his coin if it had been real.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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And that bit in the auction about the "strong reverse" suggests to me the seller knows it should have the "shallow N". $60 of unmerited profit.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Fake.
Another indicator: The denticles on the obverse are thin, skinny things with gaps between them. They should be touching like in DVCollector's certified example.
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