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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This one looks counterfeit also. Where are you finding these ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
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I know the other one looks counterfeit but why do you think this one does?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm wondering about authenticity of the OP's coin. Lettering on UNITED seems too thick. A in STATES appears doubled along the right edge. Liberty's earlobe doesn't look right. The wreath also looks off; that center acorn on the left side stands out as weird.
If this cent is genuine the price does seem attractively low.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Has an overall mushy look. Expand the pic and look at the date. Pretty sure it's fake. Even if it isn't, it's been harshly cleaned. This is a ten foot pole coin. Both of em.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm not buying after it was mentioned that it could be fake
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It takes awhile but you'll get it.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't think it's a fake, but rather an XF cent that has been cleaned and expertly recolored to look new.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm in the fake camp, just from comparing images. Where's the ribbon end where it joins the Liberty band? The serifs on all the letters look fat and indistinct. Etc.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a Chinese fake to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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at minimum it was cleaned and would not grade straight and coinfrog may have called it as re-colored
dont like it. wouldnt touch it even if it was real. something is not right.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just wanted to add 100% bogus
There are certain diagnostics apart from the obvious surface signs (look at the ribbon in particular, the obverse legends, and the denticles/rim)
Cast fake. Lots of "relics" from casting on obv/rev, the area left of headband is pretty bad.
If someone's selling you a coin that costs hundreds of dollars for $50, alarm bells should be going off all over the place.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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100% a bad Chinese counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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At first I was in the circulated and cleaned camp, but looking at some of the things that were pointed out, I think it's fake.
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