Posted 07/18/2017 8:59 pm
The die polishing lines in the reverse to the left of the outermost berry on the branch above "III" appear to be present, a diagnostic.
That's the good news.
The bad news is the die crack seen on almost all known examples running from rim through the star at K7 up to the crescent is NOT present.
This die crack is present on business strikes AND proofs alike.
To me, that suggests extremely strongly 1) counterfeit, 2) tooling/polishing, or 3) photo alteration that thought the die crack was a "scratch" and covered it up.
That's the good news.
The bad news is the die crack seen on almost all known examples running from rim through the star at K7 up to the crescent is NOT present.
This die crack is present on business strikes AND proofs alike.
To me, that suggests extremely strongly 1) counterfeit, 2) tooling/polishing, or 3) photo alteration that thought the die crack was a "scratch" and covered it up.
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
"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis
