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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Hi. I'm having concerns about this gold dollar... First, I don't like the fact that I can't make out LIBERTY on a coin of this grade. On all the coins I've researched, the LIBERTY is easily visible. Secondly, the twp bottom flowers or petals or whatever they are, looks a bit off compared to other coins... could a weak (invisible) LIBERTY be just a weak strike? Odd to have that on a soft metal such as gold though... Here's a link to one of the coins I compared it with http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...0&lotNo=4256What's your verdict? thanks   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4591 Posts |
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
It looks fake and is most likely not even gold.
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Pillar of the Community
 Sweden
729 Posts |
It does show the L though....and the Liberty band seems to have a more consistent width to it than my coin..
also, when comparing it to the photograde coin, mine has a lack of hair detail that I wouldn't expect to see on a coin with little to no wear on the surfaces...
Thanks for your input
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
It looks fake. The letters/numerals and devices just don't look right at all. I'm not a gold dollar expert though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5854 Posts |
I agree with the others. The details have a fatty look to them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
759 Posts |
I think your concerns are valid, although I picked up on the eye and nose first.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4591 Posts |
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I may have SOME gold in it; it could be a jewelry copy.
Check for diameter thickness and weight, check that info. against the specification for a genuine coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
729 Posts |
Thanks all for your input, confirmed my suspitions.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Definite fake for a conclusive feature compare the first S in states on the subject coin and the Heritage coin and they are obviously different fonts. On the subject coin it is squat and broad, while on the heritage coin it is tall and narrow. Liberty's eye is too prominent, the lettering on the reverse is not sharp with a rounded mushy appearance. There are other problems.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
@Conder101:
Interesting how our modus operandi vary in the ID of fakes.
I come from a mainly ancients background, where style can vary so much from coin to similar coin, because dies were hand cut.
On the 'other side of the coin', style is often the main determinant when no comparison with a similar coin is possible, when it comes to ancients.
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Valued Member
United States
179 Posts |
1868 is a VERY commonly counterfeited date and this piece is not genuine. Sorry
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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