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Pillar of the Community
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Opinions?...Fake and ugly!  |
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it does look like silver and if it was struck on a dime planchet the details would be weak because it's thinner than a copper cent...I'm just wondering how the rim seems to be so strong. It might be worth $100 or more if it wasn't for those scratches.
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Pillar of the Community
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This is not a struck coin at all. It is likely just a casting. What I don't get is if it was made of silver it would weigh more than 3.1 grams. 3.1 grams is what a proper 95% copper cent weighs and copper doesn't have the same specific gravity as silver at all. I suspect even the letter is a forgery
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Bedrock of the Community
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There is an F.Fazzari at ICG, but I cannot reconcile the poor appearance of the coin to that letter...is either authentic? Is it customary for ICG to authenticate coins by letter?  |
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I assume the scratching on the obverse was done by someone crudely to see if it was a copper cent that had been silver plated. As to the the rest of the story I don't know. If ICG won't authenticate your coin who will?
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Pillar of the Community
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BTW...I didn't read or even look at the letter from ICG.
And what does Lincoln cent-like coin mean anyway?
Edited by bmanofnbc
11/06/2011 8:18 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Also...a specific gravity test is normally very rigorous--wouldn't he disclose the results?
It just doesn't track that a silver coin that size would only weigh 3.1gr. A 90% coin that size should weigh closer to 3.57gr.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm amazed someone bid on that. The letter is probably real. I think they can't confirm it is a fake but are pretty sure it isn't real, so that's why they sent that letter.
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It sold for $425.
I guess at least one person felt it had some numismatic value.
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Real or fake...who ever scratched it to see if there was copper under there is a dummy....my $.02
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Posted 11/06/2011 7:12 pm
