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Pillar of the Community
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It is a steal at that price!
Good job 52Raymo.
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Coin is legit. Color is good. Coin shows evidence of metal flow, suggesting that this coin was struck, not cast. I also believe that the strange lettering & missing serif on the 1 is caused by this strong metal flow. Lastly, many Mercury dimes were struck with an inverted die set up, which this coin was also (seems like this would be a consideration that most counterfeiters would not think of). Great coin for the price. Quote:
It's not an off-center, it's an uncentered broadstrike. It shouldn't have reeding. This one is tough. I would probably say that it is off center. Either way, I don't think the value would be impacted. Edited by ErrorCoins222
10/02/2016 01:44 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Hopefully I'll get it someday. He's told me he's shipped it twice now. We'll see . Not a real fan of mercari at all. If I can get the coin, I'll kiss that site goodbye. I don't know if it was a coincidence or not but my ebay was hacked immediately after I signed up. ebay was on top of it and shut em down pretty fast with no damage to me. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
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Coin shows evidence of metal flow, suggesting that this coin was struck, not cast. Probably 99.9% of the fakes coming out of China in modern times are die struck. And they did get into creating fake errors years ago. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Finally got here. Doesn't stick to a magnet so that's good lol. Looks real to me...  ... edit...has the serif and no reeding   Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
Edited by 52Raymo
10/03/2016 5:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes that coin looks awesome!
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Bedrock of the Community
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That one does look nice.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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8521 Posts |
That looks awesome Coop, thanks !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks great!! You got a great deal for ten bucks!!
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Rest in Peace
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Nice pick Raymo!  |
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Rest in Peace
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17900 Posts |
it is wonderful when we can snag a winner, and you certainly did with that little beauty.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks everyone ! They go for 200-300 bucks or more on ebay. Not that I would ever sell it, that is. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Congrats on the purchase, glad to hear that it's real. Next time I'll buy it, then ask questions lol   |
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I took a gamble and it paid off. I figured it was worth a shot. Other people thought it was fake but for that money, had to try. When you said you didn't wanna buy it, I couldn't get to that site fast enough.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
Edited by 52Raymo
10/04/2016 8:13 pm
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Rest in Peace
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I thought it was fake just judging by the 1. The seller's photo didn't show it well.
Glad it worked out for you. But I can certainly understand Alex's reluctance to take a chance. The more I learn about fakes the less I buy.
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