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Valued Member
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It looks like whoever did it was trying to mimic a "sandblasted antique" finish found on 1921 Peace dollar specimens, but I think it looks pretty cool! They get an A for effort! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Question for Stephan-P, are the two coins pictured the same size (width)? Your photos may be introducing the 'illusion' that one coin is smaller than the other.
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ijn1944 Yeah, fits snug as a bug in the same case.  |
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The denticles are off on the coin. The reverse has the 21 features of larger stars, flat breast, straight arrow and looks like a 21 except for the denticles. On the obverse the face features look off for a 21. Can you get a close up of the date and the denticles in the same photo?
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It does look a bit off, but can't give any specific diagnostic that would point to counterfeit. Definitely altered surfaces on a common date. As long as it's silver, it would pretty much carry the same small premium whether it's genuine or a decent counterfeit, IMO
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Looks like someones grandmother owned it and cleaned it with the silver flatware..
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Well, it looks like a fake to me, 99% sure it is. Is it even silver, has a look of pewter or pot metal. I'd get rid of it, it looks evil.
Edited by jimbucks
07/03/2021 5:16 pm
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It looks real to me. Hard to imitate that reeded edge mark driven into the cheek. It looks like it was chemically blackened/tarnished, maybe with a reduced sulfur compound. Then the high points and the fields were burnished. It creates the dramatic look of a counterfeit.
It's worth melt.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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What is the thickness? Can you post a photo of the rim/reeding? It's certainly a low value piece either way.
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Thq - that's exactly what I needed to throw this sucker back into the wild! (for melt value of course) I go through a lot of coins with the occasional counterfeit, and knew this one was real but it's good for me to know how it came to be, or if anyone had seen something similar.
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BH1964 - thank you for your comment. The rim/reeding seemed to be okay, but I'll post a pic when I get back home!
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It might have been prepared for a piece of jewelry or something ornamental, but a coins gotta be buffed to oblivion to remove any die-cracks, and would certainly diminish the devices, not elevate them.
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The neck for example is especially dense, where a normal 1921 tends to sink into the fields.
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The date looks off to me at first glance. After studying the coin, the only thing worth mentioning is how mushy "In God We Trust" is. Probably the result of wear. Last set of photos helps with direct comparison. Reeding looks great, and that is where counterfeiters can fall short.
But, if the weight, dimentions, and sound is correct, what can I say? I will have to conclude that it has been altered, but is a genuine coin.
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