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Although this one appears to have the correct diagnostics of a genuine specimen, it's raw. The A appears to pass over the S, and the second bar from the top shows the die chip spur found on all genuine Bar Cents. I just emailed the seller as to the weight of this one. Awaiting his response. Looks like one that I owned, that weighed 4.6 grams...sure sign of a copy. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=ite...251169659830swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting coin, to say the least. :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not a expert, but for some reason I have a doubtful feeling about that coin. I had a couple opportunities to purchase one of theses in the past. For some reason did not make the deal. I do know a older collector, 80 plus years old, that has one, and he has started selling some of his coins. I may have to take a closer look  |
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United States
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Geez, thats a fantastic copy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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He needs to take a course in Coin Collecting 101, and learn how to hold a coin...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is this a vote for or against authenticity. Dunno, but the denticles look off...even with that corrosion.  |
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He needs to take a course in Coin Collecting 101, and learn how to hold a coin...
The classic copper guys can answer better than I, but I've always felt if its an old circulated coin handling it doesn't matter since you arent doing anything to it that hasnt been done a thousand+ times. That said I wouldnt take a picture with my paws all over it when trying to sell it |
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United States
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This looks off to me based on the thickness of the letters. Here's my genuine example for comparison (NGC AU58 BN):  |
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SmallEagle, That should be sufficient...thanks  Mount removed? swcoin.ecrater.com
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Mine is in a problem free NGC AU58 holder. My Photoshop abilities are not problem free, apparently :)
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Ahh, it's in the new 4 prong holder. Got it. Beautiful piece! Forgive me, they looked like dents :o
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This looks off to me based on the thickness of the letters Ah...now I see it! The thick/thin strokes of the "S"--the ebay coin is a poor copy in that regard. Compare the ebay coin to one sold at an auction for $750 It has a similar appearance--did someone get robbed?   |
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Quote:Compare the ebay coin to one sold at an auction for $750 It has a similar appearance--did someone get robbed? Wow. Even worse, that one sold under Superior's auspices - it went in the auction at the Santa Clara Expo. If there are not recognizable die varieties, using SmallEagle's coin as a basis, the serifs are all wrong in addition to the letter strokes. That applies to both the OP coin and the one you linked, DVCollector. |
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I've never seen one with that thick of an 'S' - here is the Heritage previous sold examples which all look to have thin letters: http://coins.ha.com/c/search-result...tles&Ntt=barThere is some demand for some of the restrikes so perhaps that Superior coin was sold with them knowing it was a contemporary counterfeit. |
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There is some demand for some of the restrikes so perhaps that Superior coin was sold with them knowing it was a contemporary counterfeit.
I totally agree that the restrikes are in great demand among Colonial collectors although I would much rather have even a lower grade or corroded genuine specimen to fill that hole in my type set. swcoin.ecrater.com
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SmallEagle--thanks for that link. That's a nice, original piece--I see the reverse die break too. Here's another informative page that compares the originals to 19th C restrikes with several "non-deceptive" modern fakes that look very similar to the coin from that auction.  Edited by DVCollector
10/21/2012 2:51 pm
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Posted 10/20/2012 6:35 pm
