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Pillar of the Community
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Paul Bulgerin
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Valued Member
United States
226 Posts |
I agree the barber half looks counterfeit. The S is wrong and the denticles at 4 o'clock on the obverse make me think this might be a cast coin.
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Pillar of the Community
1153 Posts |
Where did the E go on the reverse? I doubt the inner line of the E is a high point..
Are the stars on barbers always going to have the same orientation or will they be slighly different?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4691 Posts |
The barber is an obvious fake.
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Pillar of the Community
861 Posts |
3 problems that stick out....
1. They used the wrong font on the date
2. As CSOTUS pointed out, the middle part of the "E" on the reverse is missing
3. The porousness of the fields point to casting.
Coin is definitely a Counterfeit
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
 I hate seeing these people getting burnt with fakes. and this one has a lot of things wrong with it. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3098 Posts |
Thanks for the helpful responses. I'm glad I was able to spot it and didn't waste my money bidding on it. I guess I am getting a bit better at spotting these things.
Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
The lettering is all off on this fake. IMO, it's good enough to pass off as the real thing under a brief examination.
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
I'll take "Not Even Close" for $200, Alex.
Then again, the final price reflected the reality. This is worth well over $500 if real.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7613 Posts |
A lot of these fake coins now have very similar toning and wear patterns around the devices and lettering. That is a huge red flag now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
I've come across this guy's account several times. I believe he had several fake morgan's and a 1909 S VDB obvious fake for sale.
His feedback says otherwise =P
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the coin community is safe from him for the time being....he's selling women's shoes now!
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Posted 04/18/2015 05:40 am
