Certainly Not Altered From An 1884 Camm 8R...

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realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 5:09 pm Can stay up for all I care - If anyone wants to drop $200 on it without knowing what they're looking at, congrats to them. Plus, I might say something "smart" to the seller... http://www.ebay.com/itm/MEXICO-8-RE...351028706719 Assuming I researched/know my styles well enough, I have noticed alterations (creating) a few rare 1860s 8R that have popped up in recent months on the Bay. Again, assuming I'm correct, this includes (2) different types of the same date - one slabbed NGC, the other PCGS. Gotta do you research on rare (or in this instance, fictional) dates like this... Report this Post to the Staff

Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 8:53 pm The thing is, an 1864 Ca isn't that big a deal in and of itself. It does looks like "good" work in that the "6" isn't simply a modified "8" and has been admirably reintegrated into the coin from a patina standpoint, but I guess all that effort is "justified" in making a $200 coin out of, what, a $50 one? The TPG's, even the top ones, seem to know about squat on these, it wouldn't be the first time they've certified an altered 8R, or even total counterfeits. I can barely make out the "dragon's teeth" under the Phrygian cap, a definitive diagnostic which exposes it as actually no earlier a coin than 1868. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 03/20/2014 8:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 11:22 pm Yeah, the dragon's teeth are there... and looking closely, I think I see a shadow of the removed "8" (though like you said, it's pretty good work). A 1864 Ca (legit), indeed, is nothing amazing (though def. a tougher date/mm), but a 1864 Ca MM would be an unknown mint/assayer... exactly what the seller is hyping it as. Report this Post to the Staff
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