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RecedingHairlines New Member United States 35 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 12:47 pm Any guesses? Report this Post to the Staff

dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 2:01 pm i just do not like what I am seeing on Liberty's head. Is this a Contemporary Counterfeit I wonder? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 2:35 pm Quote: i just do not like what I am seeing on Liberty's head. Is this a Contemporary Counterfeit I wonder? The waviness of the lines in the shield and the reverse lettering are a little bothersome, too. This isn't my best issue, though, so I'm going to Report this Post to the Staff
RecedingHairlines New Member United States 35 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 2:52 pm I agree the coin's weird. It is also weird how the reverse rim separates from the denticles between 2 o'clock and 6 o'clock. But why would someone counterfeit a common date hd? Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 3:18 pm Liberty's head looks like the Indian Head Nickel obverse. I don't like the look of the rim of the reverse, perhaps it is the "color". Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 3:42 pm Quote: But why would someone counterfeit a common date hd? Best ROI while minimizing the chance of detection. The smart counterfeiters fake the cheap ones produced by the bazillions and in heavy circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 3:52 pm I say counterfeit, and a bad one too. Just in my opinion Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 5:23 pm The face is off by a lot, the denomination is too large, definitely a counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1656 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 8:33 pm She's unreal... Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 01/31/2014 7:19 pm Doesn't look real. Report this Post to the Staff
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