Does This 1853 D Gold Dollar Look Fake? ----Basement Slab On Ebay.

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edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7385 Posts	Posted 05/10/2017 6:55 pm Don't know much about these but the D looks big, and the reverse just looks off to me. Definitely not trusting NTC slab. http://www.ebay.com/itm/39177872996...RK:MEBIDX:IT Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/10/2017 8:45 pm The D MM is correct in size. The rest of the coin looks reasonably authentic. NTC is hit or miss, on these old slabs. In this case, a miss, the grade is closer to VF35 and probably details cleaned/rim damage reverse. A long way from AU. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 05/10/2017 11:20 pm It looks okay to me but since it's a $2000 coin if genuine I'd have to have a top tier slab. No way I'd trust "Numistrust"! Here's a genuine PCGS XF45 for comparison. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4624 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 09:14 am I call them "Not This Coin" as in "there is a (grade) out there somewhere, but not this coin". -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7385 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 09:45 am Thanks all. I have a lot to learn about gold coins. Can't really afford them, so don't know much about them. Interesting how someone would have it slabbed by a low tier company....probably to get the over-grade, and then suck someone into paying AU prices Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 12:39 pm The D only looks big because the coin is quite tiny at only 12.7 millimeters in diameter. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6462 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 1:04 pm Very likely the coin has edge damage or other issues that would prevent a no-problem grade at a quality TPG. The seller is probably hoping they will get a higher price with the coin in a holder that does not say "details". Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/11/2017 4:43 pm Good point. Report this Post to the Staff
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