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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What doesn't sit right with you about it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not my series, but I see nothing out of the ordinary.
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Valued Member
 United States
308 Posts |
The color of the coin in the untoned areas? That's about all I can come up with. I bought one that turned out to fake. Got my money back but now I'm nervous about purchases.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The color of the coin in the untoned areas? Natural toning wont be completely even everywhere. Could be some finger oil or something from a long time ago, or may have been cleaned a long time ago and retoning. Ive actually been to that coin shop before, I wouldnt expect them to be selling fakes but it can happen. Nothing jumps out on that though |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks ok to me. Just unusually toned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I doesn't look suspicious to me. I did notice what look like tiny rim dings at 1:00 and 7:00 on the reverse, raising the rim slightly and resulting in the shiny areas on the rim from subsequent rub. There is another one at 9:00 on the obverse that the seller carefully cropped out of the close-up photos. If you don't mind those, it looks like a solid AU FH. The lighter areas in the fields could just be the luster getting picked up by the camera through the toning. It comes and goes in the sequence of images.
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02/16/2014 6:17 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I'd have to agree with the other forum members.
Looks pretty good.Hard to tell from the pictures,but it appears to be little to no flatness on the right leg.
I would have to agree with classic coins on the grade.
The head looks pretty nice,but from photo I can't tell if FH.
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coffeecup57
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United States
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Beautiful coin with little wear. Toning can be tricky but I cannot tell if it has been cleaned and retoned.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Charles M. Larson has written an excellent book
'Numismatic Forgery' on how fakes of this quality are made.
The book has been endorsed among others by Ken Bressett, Past President - American Numismatic Association
"This book not only helps further our understanding of forgery, it literally puts us in the shoes and mind of the forger. Charles Larson's book Numismatic Forgery, takes its place in that pantheon of must-read books for every numismatist and collector" ( back cover of book)
From the very good picture presented in this thread, I am unable to comment definitively, if this coin is an excellent fake or not.
Spud: I agree with your 'gut' feeling. That feeling has come about from reading the above book, and the picture seen here.
More investigation of the individual coin 'in hand' would be essential in this case.
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02/16/2014 7:48 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think sel_69l hit the bottom line: Examining the coin "in hand" will be essential. I love the Standing Liberty quarter series, and I have a dozen or so in my collection. Personally, I prefer for my AU silver coins to have lighter toning. Everyone has different personal preferences when it comes to toning. Good luck, Spud. Edited by Classic Coins
02/16/2014 8:34 pm
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United States
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Thanks for the help everyone!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Spud,
I'm guessing you didn't win it. With patience, I think you'll find a copy you'll be happier with for the price.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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With patience, I think you'll find a copy you'll be happier with for the price. He'd probably be happier if he DOESN'T find a copy. Would probably rather have a real one.  |
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Nope. I let it go. I have a lot of patience. But I have to work at it. Lol
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Bedrock of the Community
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Some of the very best quality and most deceiving fakes are made in the United States. @Spud: I recommend that you obtain a copy of Larson's Book: 'Numismatic Forgery', (ISBN 0-9742371-2-4). They can currently be found on ebay for around $10 or so. The ISBN number is sufficient to initiate a search. Edited by sel_69l
02/20/2014 01:03 am
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