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AES Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 5:00 pm I'm considering purchasing some coins, but am apprehensive about one. Any opinions on the authenticity? Sorry for the poor hack job pics. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Afterimage Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 5:06 pm Dang, the appearance of the stars makes me think the dies were on their last legs. Looks authentic to me, though. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 5:09 pm nothing screams fake to me. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17926 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 5:20 pm I'm no expert on these, but I have an 1832 specimen in approximately the same condition and the patterns of wear on your coin are similar to mine. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 09/23/2013 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 5:36 pm Is there anything specific about it that bothers you? Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 5:39 pm I'm not an expert, but it looks good to me. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
Joe2007 Pillar of the Community United States 3843 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 9:49 pm I don't see any glaring red flags to make me question its authenticity. Report this Post to the Staff
AES Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 10:37 pm The stars just threw me a bit. Thanks to all for the input. Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 09/23/2013 11:45 pm Don't see any signs of being counterfeit. The elongated star points are a sign the coin was struck from a worn die and is commonly seen within the series. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/24/2013 12:18 pm Looks fine to me. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 09/24/2013 11:14 pm Should be weighed, with allowance made for wear. If that's OK, it should be OK. Ask the seller for this info. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 09/24/2013 11:22 pm Coincidentally those radial die lines that deform the stars on early US silver freaked out somebody else recently: https://goccf.com/t/158243 Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 09/25/2013 08:22 am The stars show that it coin is a late die state, i.e., overused dies. Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 09/25/2013 09:04 am looks fine, worn die. AKA: die erosion Report this Post to the Staff
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