Is This 1861 $2.5 Liberty A Type 1 Or A Type 2 - Page 2

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Scarp9603 Valued Member United States 280 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 6:54 pm for what its worth, we noticed the rim on the obverse, opposite the weak place on the reverse, looked like it had been squeezed. i bought the coin for $240, at this point I'm just hoping it's real gold, and genuine. Edited by Scarp9603 01/31/2013 8:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 9:33 pm I'm guessing this was a jewlery piece. My Dad gave my Mom a 2.5 gold piece on a chian in a bezel I found for him, it had been his fathers last gold piece an indian 1913. After several years her coin looked kinda like this one on the reverse. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Scarp9603 Valued Member United States 280 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 11:29 am as far as the accuracy of the scale, we first tried to weigh the coin in grams. the scale sometimes read 4.1 gram and sometimes 4.0 grams. we then weighed a modern Lincoln Cent, and it weighed 2.5 grams, as it should. then we weighed an older Lincoln Cent, and it came in at 3.1 grams, as it should. Report this Post to the Staff
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