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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm waiting on weight info from my dad.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like it was treated in lye or something similar, but I don't think it's counterfeit.  Edited by Coinfrog
07/22/2015 4:32 pm
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United States
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To me, the rim is highly suspect. It looks too crisp. Has it been hammered up at all? I know that people would hammer the rims of coins and then drill out the center to make rings from time to time.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
Those denticles make me sick. They are so square, not round. Fake!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
 Hey kid, I just pictured the note you took to school explaining why you missed a day due to a Chinese counterfit coin |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks fine to me. It has been harshly cleaned though.
P.S. The added rim is sometimes seen on 19th century silver to maintain full diameter and thickness. I've had dimes that look exactly like that with added rims, it is not unusual.
Edited by BH1964
07/22/2015 6:43 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Cascade. BH1964 Look at the denticles. |
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Canada
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I think it's genuine and I can't pinpoint the process that caused this but let's just say, it was bad.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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BH1964 Look at the denticles. Denticles are fine and look normal for this date/mm. PS - Here's a PCGS certified F12 for comparison:  Edited by BH1964
07/22/2015 9:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They look way too square.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Acid treated real coin, I think.
If real, I suspect it is an ex-jewelry piece, probably in a bezel.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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They look square because they are. As they wore down the dentiles curvature was worn away. I'm not saying with 100% certainty that it's genuine, only that it appears genuine to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I guess I will wait for the other experts.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like a Dryer Coin. Or possibly spooned, though that wouldn't explain the worn details. (052) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed .com/dryercoins.html#.VbBgXXBHarU [you'll find the photos by googling those terms] A dryer or some other tumbling device could upset the edge and abrade the features like this. I would expect that the edge fluting is gone and that it is undersized diameter. Here's a theory. Given the sharpness of the dentils it looks like it started out as an uncirculated coin. The edge upset formed early, but it tumbled for a considerable time to abrade the features. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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07/22/2015 11:55 pm
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Looks like a real one to me too, the rime was probably rolled (was my first thought) Dryer Coin. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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