1992 Silver Libertad - Need Help With Possible Fake

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mfonteneau New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 1:35 pm Hi all - I just purchased a 1992 silver 1 oz libertad from my local coin shop. Now that I'm home and been doing some Googling, I'm seeing some visual inconsistencies between major sellers and hoping for someone to rationalize what I'm looking at. Namely, my issue is with the placement of the foot of the winged woman on the face of the coin: APMEX has the foot somewhat between the X and the I of "Mexico". http://www.apmex.com/product/10210/...-libertad-bu Provident has the foot squarely on top of the I. http://www.providentmetals.com/1992...ce-coin.html How can this be? For what its worth, my coin resembles that of APMEX. Report this Post to the Staff

denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 2:30 pm The two are just different strikes and different levels of wear and damage. The one from Provident looks like a weak strike with significant wear. Can you post a picture of yours ? Report this Post to the Staff
mfonteneau New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 5:24 pm Would a weak strike cause the position of the foot to be placed differently over the word "Mexico"? Report this Post to the Staff
BuckeyeCoinGuy Pillar of the Community United States 711 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 6:50 pm Interesting. My favorite LCS just put a bunch of 1990's Libertads into inventory. They are in his generics bin so I have bought several, well a tube of 20 anyway. Seemed too good to be true. It is a secondary market tube of 20 and it is 37mm not 36mm like the coin. Your difference of the foot position got me wondering again after putting this to rest in my mind a few weeks ago. My coins are all 1993 and not 1992. I have the foot position in the APMEX picture you posted as well. My 1993 matches the 1993 and 1992 coins on APMEX if it helps you any. Report this Post to the Staff
PatAR Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 11:11 pm The Baileys' book on Mexican Money does mention a subtle design change to the silver 1 oz Libertads, but it describes the primary difference as cactus on obverse and lettering on reverse. There is no mention of the position of Victory's foot. Moreover, the change they mention took place in 1991 resulting in two types for 1991. Only one type is listed for 1992. I suppose it's possible there are multiple die varieties, but I did not find any mention in the book. For what it's worth, the Baileys' plate photo of 1991 type 1has the foot over X and 1991 type 2 has the foot over the X and I (as in the APMEX photo). There are no photos of the 1992 issue. Report this Post to the Staff
toddler81 New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 07/27/2018 10:58 pm I think the Provident picture is photoshopped...In fact, I think all of Provident's pictures are PSD... Compare your link to the picture of the 1993 https://www.providentmetals.com/199...oz-coin.htmland 1994 https://www.providentmetals.com/199...oz-coin.html and 1995 https://www.providentmetals.com/199...oz-coin.html br / You cannot tell me that there are 4 coins with the exact same gouge on Victory's arm, the exact same "stain" on her dress (left of "o" in the mint mark) and the exact same pitting on her foot... Report this Post to the Staff
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