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What do you think, real or counterfeit ? Lots of counterfeits out there. Looks real to me after looking at so many today.   Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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I haven't seen any of the pattern coins, so I can't tell if it's real or not. Would be very cool if authentic.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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If it's not real it is one very scary counterfeit! However, It looks real to me. Heritage has sold a bunch of these over the years. Yours looks well-circulated but is still worth good money. My guess, based on prior sales, would be in the 600 to 800$ range. Needs to be TPG certified! Nice! Edited by westernsky
04/18/2018 10:38 pm
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I didn't even knew they existed.
Definitely needs to be authenticated.
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I think Westernsky is right, it's worth is somewhere around 6 to 8 hundred dollars because of the wear.
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Edited by 52Raymo
04/19/2018 12:24 am
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Not a Coin I'd buy raw. Circulation wear pattern seems a bit odd.
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Looks convincing to me. Certainly a design I'm glad didn't survive!
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It's a fine to very fine circulated proof.
It's rare but has a thin collector base.
The collectors of these want nice coins and can afford them.
That's how I arrived at a realistic wholesale value for it. Anybody that would pay 2k$ for it is flushing money down the toilet.
It is what it is.
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OOOoooooo This would look nice in my ever growing FE horde....
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I couldn't use that. No slot in my Albums for those.  |
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Quote:
It's a fine to very fine circulated proof.
It's rare but has a thin collector base.
The collectors of these want nice coins and can afford them. I looked at Heritage Auctions and that's how I figured how much a worn 1855 is worth. I found some that sold for less. The 2 and 3 K ones are in much better condition. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Looks real to me, but I would never buy it unless I could inspect it in hand and it was in a TPG holder. |
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Not much feather detail left which is the best part. Where did you find it, 52Raymo? Did you acquire it? Hard to get anything even remotely rare for under $1k these days. What is this, if real, like a mintage of 100?
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Posted 04/18/2018 10:28 pm
