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United States
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United States
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This one looks counterfeit for sure. Kinda neat how there are major die cracks on the obverse. Maybe this was a struck counterfeit. Not entirely sure.
Not a bad fake though...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Clueless about this. Weight seems close. Anxious to learn from the experts.
Edited by Coinfrog
01/28/2022 10:31 pm
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Australia
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... Anxious to learn from the experts. Me too!  Quote:
This one looks counterfeit for sure. Kinda neat how there are major die cracks on the obverse. Maybe this was a struck counterfeit. Not entirely sure.
Not a bad fake though...
Hi jacrispies, what indicators are you seeing? |
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Australia
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U.S. gold coins of all denominations and dates (even the common ones), have been counterfeited or copied.
The smaller size gold coins were often copied in good quality gold, to be used in jewelry.
Thus, this example could very well be a jeweler's copy.
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Russian Federation
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I don't see any flaws in this coin. The coin looks real (to me). The only thing that confuses me is that the coin looks too perfect.
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I guess I should have done this in the first place. Here is a side by side comparison. The stars are different, the Liberty is non-existent, mouth looks a little different, the olives are not attached to the branch, the colors are off (looks like rose gold) and the reverse denticles are non-existent too.   |
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United States
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The fake has an overbite.
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United States
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That's what I did, I compared them side by side. Thanks for adding the comparison photo mds308. The details are off, the strike is mushy, typical counterfeit look. I also noticed how the reverse has no denticles, like what mds308 said.
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 United States
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I'm with a jewelry copy, vs. a numismatic deception. The fake coin would look fine on a necklace or bracelet. Unless you're proposing marriage, you shouldn't be that close to the neckline anyway.
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Unless you're proposing marriage, you shouldn't be that close to the neckline anyway. What if you're a Numisvamptic ? |
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