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Valued Member
United States
405 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
1881 Posts |
No 1856 FEC should be bought as raw. One of the cases where slabbing is necessary.
I vote fake.
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
 I think its a fake. The date looks odd, a slightly different font. I would stay away from one not graded. The one I find online is Genuine,EF Details,Cleaned going for $12,000 |
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Pillar of the Community
861 Posts |
The font on the date is way to large.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36745 Posts |
It's a fake. Hope you didn't spend too much on it.
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Pillar of the Community
861 Posts |
you beat me to it fuzzy317
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
I agree with thw others the coin is a fake. Aside from the font, the eagle's head is also slightly off the original deaign and the coin retains way too much luster for this grade, furthermore the uneven wear between the reverse and obverse is obverse is sign of counterfeiting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1023 Posts |
Is the head to skinny? I am not sure what is different about the eagles head, but that might be what I am seeing.
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Valued Member
United States
360 Posts |
If someone was going to drop alot of money on a 1856, you'd think they'd know exactly what they look like, right? Even if you didn't know, just a couple seconds of looking at a side by side with a genuine 1856 would be all you need. It would be downright ridiculous to blame anybody but the buyer IMHO.
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Valued Member
 United States
405 Posts |
I did not purchase the coin just came across it when I was browsing an auction. I could never afford one and a big red light went off when I saw this one for $200 with one day of bidding left. I own a 1857 and 1858 (well-worn for sure) and realized that there isn't even a slot in my folder for a 1856. lol
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
The date is the biggest giveaway. I also notice the legends aren't the right style for 1856. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1531 Posts |
If someone owned an 1856 Flying Eagle cent in MS condition, this one is likely MS63, then it would be: A. Slabbed by PCGS or NGC B. NOT in a Cardboard 2x2 [Edit: especially not a torn, dingy one] C. NOT on ebay for a few hundred dollars. Likely on Heritage for tens of thousands. Whether it looks real or not, something just wouldn't be right... Edited by Cruisinfusion
05/10/2014 5:19 pm
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Moderator
United States
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As stated, this is a coin you NEVER buy raw..I don't care how reputable the person selling it is.
As for this coin, yes it's fake.
The numerals of the date are all wrong and too large.
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Valued Member
United States
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Up to $1600 with 2 hrs left
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United States
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Korea, Republic Of
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 That buyer paid $4700 to learn some very, very important lessons! |
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Posted 05/09/2014 10:11 pm
