Fake/Counterfeit 3CS? Just Too Perfect... #3 Of 4

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BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 6:41 pm Four extremely rare -raw- 3cs have hit ebay in the last couple days. Two from our friends GSC and two from another seller. They are just too perfect not to set off my radar, but I wanted other opinions... #3 1870 Business Strike http://www.ebay.com/itm/1870-Three-...132262105917 -----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

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 6:52 pm #'s 3 & 4 BOTH have same open top D in UNITED but two different dates listed as business strike? I cry foul on last two. GSC...are they "reliable" as a vendor? I have looked at some of their other items in past, now have to think fakes! Not sure @ 1 & 2? Edited by Crazyb0 07/18/2017 6:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 6:56 pm (edit: wrong thread) -----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/ Edited by BStrauss3 07/19/2017 1:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 8:50 pm My vote is genuine but harshly cleaned (look at the obverse hairlines) and also dipped. Quite unattractive, and almost certainly worse in hand. Looks mid AU details, slightly weakly struck at the center. Does not show signs of clash. The topmost star point is in the correct position midway between the lower serif and inner curve of the last S in STATES. Reverse shows lots of Strike Doubling around the stars and a nasty gouge at K3. 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
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 09:49 am Quote: #'s 3 & 4 BOTH have same open top D in UNITED but two different dates listed as business strike? The open D is not a problem. The hub used for the business strike dies was broken at the top of the D so it SHOULD have an open top. But the surfaces are bad and there is a odd weakness in the lettering, a strange "mushyness". Note especially the E in states. The III and the the arrows on the reverse are also "mushy". I think it is fake. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 10:12 am I don't seen anything that immediately says fake from the pictures. It has been scrubbed, so it is best to avoid anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 1:07 pm Yes, TC, if this is what's in the market, I'm glad mine is a straight graded XF45 in PCGS holder. -----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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 4:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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