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My dad has been saving coins for me for a long time and decided to give me one of them recently.. As I was searching for a value I realized this is a very rare coin. And am thinking it could be a counterfeit. I had one coin dealer look at it for me and he wasn't sure himself. Does anyone here have any information that might be able to help me. *** Edited by Staff to remove YELLING ***  Edited by redsbabes
07/20/2014 1:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 ...can you post a pic of the coin ? Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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New Member
 United States
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Yeah I'm trying to now..
*** Edited by Staff to remove YELLING ***
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New Member
United States
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does it take awhile to upload photo?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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to CCF! To make a proper assessment of the coin we require pictures. I'm sure everyone will weigh in as soon as you have them. In the meantime you could do to change the title of your topic to better explain what you're looking for so that the right people will find this topic and weigh in on the situation. |
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United States
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ok I'm trying to upload pic it said it was accepted but its not on here still working on it.. the weight should be 5.44g mine is 5.6 but didn't know if my scales are off or if the weight varies
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United States
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New Member
United States
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the L in liberty looks questionable on the photo but doesn't look like that in natural sunlight with naked eye.. I also know they made restrikes and don't I don't know the difference if any..
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United States
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United States
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Be patient  We'll get there! The reason for the porous surfaces is likely corrosion, but with the off-weight and unusual strike, it could very well be a counterfeit. |
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United States
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I am by no means an expert but the date looks way off to me. When you've seen enough US coins you are able to tell when the font is off right away and that just doesn't look right. That date is too skinny and looks like it was drawn with a pencil. I suggest weighing something else on your scale, like a new coin with known weight found on google, and if that's correct then you know for sure this coin is a counterfeit. It should not be over that much in weight. Edited by jgettings00
07/20/2014 2:42 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm calling fake on this one. The dull porous surfaces, uneven denticles, suspicious-looking date, and most of all the wildly incorrect positioning of "United States of America" on the reverse all indicate this as being inauthentic to me.
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Valued Member
United States
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I compared the dates and the 8 looks off, it's too thin and small on your coin compared to an authentic one. To me that sends red flags. I don't know for certain but with the weight being over so much IMHO it's not real.
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United States
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Looks fake to me based on the lettering.
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