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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Grade?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll start off with MS-64, not FSB.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
the date looks odd. what's going on with the reverse at (AM)ERICA?
grade guess is lower end MS, not quite enough luster or at least from these pics, peeking through to give it a Choice UNC
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't believe this coin is genuine. As dsfreeworld stated, the date looks off, and the rims seems weird as well. The details are too good to be true in spots, such as on mercury's head. Can we get close-ups of the date?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I really do not like how the date looks.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 I'm with Rollsearcher , liberty's wing over detailed for rest of coin. and something about that date, makes me look at it way too long...IMO |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Yeah, I'm on the 'not real' train also.
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New Member
United States
31 Posts |
Liberty's wing is too crisp. Something is goofy.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
MS64 here as well. Not quite enough meat for FSB.
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Pillar of the Community
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2850 Posts |
Not sure why someone would fake a 1929, but here's a closeup. Date looks alright to me. First pic might be causing some weird effect on the date.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
much better look at the date. that first pic was a mind trick! I'm back in the authentic camp and at MS63.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I like the new picture a lot more!
MS-64.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
ms64 near fsb hard to tell
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm more certain than ever this is a fake. I don't like that date at all, and there is something about the details on lady liberty that doesn't sit right with me either. The rims seem overly thin compared to any genuine Mercury dimes I've ever seen. I made side-by-side comparisons of this coin next to genuine examples. Does anyone else agree that it looks suspicious? 
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I have to agree with you Rollsearcher37, unless it's an optical illusion, Liberty's face on the coin in question seems to sag down a bit, particularly the nose and chin, it just doesn't look right. I agree, why would they make a common counterfeit, but we've seen plenty of them.
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