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Taking some close-ups of the 'S' makes me feel like this is a fake, or rather an S added to a regular 1909 VDB. Can anyone confirm?  |
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Edited by Dave H
06/18/2013 12:26 pm
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Per your original link, sure does look suspicious. It's just not right.
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I don't like it. Should be bought certified.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
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Kind of a tough phot to judge. The severe angle distorts my perspective.
And of course, welcome.
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It's pretty beat up, hard to see clearly. Here's a view straight on:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That honestly could be anything.
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Pillar of the Community
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I see nothing that screams "counterfeit" right off the bat, though I will say it is obviously really worn.
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Another weird thing I noticed is the "O" in GOD is broken:  |
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There are four known obverse dies that were used to strike these. There are four mint mark positions, which are slightly different from one another, on authentic examples. Here is a link to PCGS's website regarding this: http://www.pcgs.com/News/Counterfei...incoln-Cents Compare your coin to the pics on the PCGS website. Could you post a pic of the reverse? Specifically the VDB. |
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Again, it's pretty beat up. Seems to line up correctly though:  |
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I still think it's just reeeeally worn but probably legitimate. If you want, take it to a coin dealer and ask them to give it a good once-over for their opinion.
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I've looked at this thread several times and I'm just not sure what to think of it. In my opinion, it's worth enough if authentic to justify sending it to a top TPG for authentication. Edited by cwb1877
06/20/2013 11:17 pm
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Okay, so it's tough to say as damaged as this coin is, but I think it's not legit. (Just my opinion.) I took the photos from PCGS site that cwb8539 linked, and I overlaid to two dies that looked closest to your coin. First, your coin with the mint-markish blob outlined in red:  Next, die position #1 overlaid with the mint mark outlined in blue:  Next, die position #2 overlaid with the mint mark outlined in green:  Finally, all three superimposed at the same time:  I think they are close, so the damage or my poor photoshop skills may allow this to be a real coin. The mint mark seems less worn than the date. I wonder if that's common or a tell. |
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to the CCF Barbados25!
Posted 06/18/2013 2:24 pm
