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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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What's weird to me is how the most pronounced part of the coin is the die cracks. They look almost like solder. it looks legit but I'm not an expert.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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---I think it is a fake----Unnatural wear of the die crack at the rim----It's as if the whole coin has been filed down evenly to take away obvious cast marks of the rim.
But---this coin is a scan which give off a weird effect. Not sure until it is weighed.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Another look at the coin convinces me it is a fake---look at CENTS, uneven lettering.
The biggest tell is the right hand leaf sprigs. Not JOINED to each other---as if the sprigs were laid on top of the planchet.
The crown detail is poor--- etc etc
A expert on this forum will confirm my impressions---definite cast marks on the rim !
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The left bow upper loop casting is very weak---almost trails into nothing in the field.
The crown inner velvet's foldings do not show at all.
All in all---I need explanations for all of this strangeness---almost feel like buying it to see if it is a fake.
Are there any fake catalogs for the 1858 series?
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Pillar of the Community
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looks legit to me... Trying to counterfeit dies cracks would be a waste of their time as not all would have them..So to try to put them there is useless....In my opinion she loos real enough
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with artdio, looks real. The disjointed features and lack of detail are quite typical,likely due to a tired punch.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
02/20/2014 10:14 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That looks real to me as well, I would have no issue bidding on that myself
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Not the same denticle---but it looks the same type of crack---close
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Nice coin...and a good reliable ebay seller too.  |
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Australia
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Valued Member
Canada
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Looks real to me the die cracks are close to one that I had.
Bob
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Posted 02/19/2014 10:25 pm
