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Pillar of the Community
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Fake
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Pillar of the Community
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Honestly just about everything is wrong with this one, other than a basic similarity in the devices. Just look at the details compared to a picture of a genuine one.
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Moderator
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 that is not a genuine coin. Look up a photo of an original and make a visual comparison - you should quickly find lots of differences. What else of interest was in this safe? |
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Feel free to use the search box upper left of page,lots of info there. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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It's definitely fake. Probably not silver. You can try running a strong neodymium magnet over it to start to see if it sticks to the magnet. That would give you quick proof if that's what you need.
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We've been looking at it and comparing it to others but don't see the difference except for ware (sic). Maybe you are not comparing to an authentic coin. This is a very frequently copied coin. You don't see these differences?  Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Pillar of the Community
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Check the edge for a seam. There are casting bubbles all over it. Odd that it's in a great-grandfather's safe but it probably wasn't obtained that long ago. There are only 15 of these known, multi-million $ coin, and the chance a real one is hiding in a safe is pretty much zero.
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Pillar of the Community
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The fact that he didn't tell anyone about it, or list it in his will, strongly suggests that grandpa knew it wasn't a coin worth seven figures.
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Pillar of the Community
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Can you tell me anymore? We've been looking at it and comparing it to others but don't see the difference except for ware.
The graininess of the coin, the ill-defined details of letters and the devices and the unnatural dark toning all point to it being a counterfeit. |
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wow, I'll have to agree with the above assessments here, a very poorly made reproduction.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hey Lincolnhunter, compare yours to this one I picked up at a flea market 20 years ago for $3.   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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What were the other coins in the safe? Although this is fake, it certainly doesn't mean the rest are fakes.
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What were the other coins in the safe? Although this is fake, it certainly doesn't mean the rest are fakes.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Oh dear. Just saw this one. And some fool has bid $34 on it?   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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