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Valued Member
United States
149 Posts |
I just received a coin bought from ebay, the seller was an experienced coin dealer with 100% feedback but I am almost positive it is a cast copy. I just want to be sure before I ask for a refund without having to pay return shipping. The surface does not look porous as described, just a rough texture with no details. There is a slight die rotation, and the arrows on the reverse are filled in quite a bit       |
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Valued Member
United States
147 Posts |
not an expert but I love indian heads and honestly it does look a bit fishy. dunno bout a fake but could it have been plated or something? look around the rim for areas of sanding off the excess of the casting and excess areas of uncommonly rough areas.
Edited by Mystic2
03/26/2013 12:47 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Nice, clean fingernails there. My cuticles need some work after seeing these images.  Oh, the coin. It doesn't look good at all. I can't say one way or the other as to whether it's just damaged or is a cast copy but either way, I wouldn't want it. If you link the original auction we can give you some idea if this could be refunded without returning the item. If the seller's images look like your images, you'll likely need to return it with delivery confirmation. |
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Valued Member
United States
147 Posts |
yeh and honestly dosent it kinda seem like the color is off for a non slabbed coin? I mean no color at all and the texture seems off , although most of my indians are just general circulated or just g/vg but just dont seem right I wouldnt take the chance send it back m8 how much did you pay?
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Valued Member
 United States
149 Posts |
I paid almost $10 for it. It looked a lot better online than in person though, he used good lighting to hide the texture.
I know I'll be returning it, I just don't want to pay the $1.69 hah
Maybe I'll just tell him my concerns and see if he offers
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Valued Member
United States
147 Posts |
yeh mostly they do and just tell him the item isn't as described and tell him your unhappy and if he dosent work it out then just give negative feedback people dont dig that.
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
2420 Posts |
Without considering this specific piece, why would someone fake 1863 cent? there are better years out there, and 1861 should look the same instead of a single digit (faking "1" is easier than "3", right?).
As for the coin - my money is on genuine.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
My money is on this coin was lost in 1864 and retrieved from the ground 100 years later.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2448 Posts |
It does look like a metal detector find.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Have a look at the rim above Liberty's head dress and make your mind about THAT!
For confirmation, do a comparative ring tone test against any known genuine copper nickel cent.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
It looks like a dug harshly cleaned coin. Check the weight and I bet it checks out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
It's a legit coin, he just cleaned it is all. I've seen a bajillion of these and have a few.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
2420 Posts |
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Have a look at the rim above Liberty's head dress and make your mind about THAT! I don't see anything.. Maybe a bit of a broad strike, but nothing unusual. What am I missing? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
dug, cleaned, auctioned
simple as that
you'll likely pay shipping unless you hold a negative feedback threat over their head
Personally, and much like BH1964, I'm overly impressed with your hygienic logistics....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2661 Posts |
Quote:It looks like a dug harshly cleaned coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3345 Posts |
Looks fake to me. Although it very well could be a metal detector find. But the lack of detail is such that it leans towards a fake for me
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Posted 03/26/2013 12:50 am
