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Pillar of the Community
United States
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looks off to me, not sure if its authentic
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United States
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I agree looks like a counterfeit, no line from stomach to ground, surface looks played with or tooled in the area of the missing leg.
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i looked over lots of hig res images of legit last night, this is not a genuine coin IMO...the only way you'll know for sure is if you send to a TPG, which you should do considering the money involved if it is genuine |
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Tough call. It seems to have the extra space between the back and PLURIBUS UNUM, and I can see some of the characteristic roughness below the stomach. The mint mark orientation - rotated slightly left - is correct. Wear can account for what's missing. BigAppleBucky, if you can drive a toothpick between the back and the P-U of PLURIBUS UNUM, it stands a very good chance of being real.
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Until a few months ago, I had a correct three legged Buffalo nickel which I spent some time studying and I can tell you that yours does not look quite right to me. Normally there is a small line or roughness that goes from the small clump of dirt directly behind the second leg up toward the end of the male part. One problem with your coin is that it is so worn that the obvious marks seen in higher grade coins could simply be worn away or distorted. Edited by Roderick
01/11/2013 11:48 pm
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Not a 100% certain but the coin looks real to me. The arc of metal below the belly appears to be there though faint from wear. E Plurbius Unum appears to be separated from the back but it hard to be sure without larger pictures of the reverse. The roughness on the back of the neck and the moth eaten appearance on the hind leg is characteristic of genuine examples.
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I, tentatively, see this as an authentic 3 legger.  IMO, the displaced E PLURIBUS UNUM, the moth-eaten hind leg and the "line" all appear to be as expected. Quote:
no line from stomach to ground IMO, this could be missing due to wear. This VG10 one has almost no "line".    |
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United States
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I have the Cherry Pickers Guide, and I must say that this coin is worthy of sending in to be graded. The mint mark orientation - rotated slightly left - is correct. combined with what I see in the guide and taking into acount the wear on the coin. I would beleive it to be authentic. IMO |
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This is a very good candidate for a genuine item. I'm seeing all of the right parts in all of the right places, given the wear. As I mentioned in another 3-leg thread, this is one of the few situations that I would fully recommend a TPG. |
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From what I see I'd say it is good.
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