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Valued Member
United States
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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***Should I have any reason to think it is fake. I might buy  
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Honestly, it looks like a fake to me! The initials do not look right, the V looks like a you for one.
Edit: Over all, nothing about this coin looks right to me.
Edited by Tootallious
06/04/2018 02:38 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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why would you risk it on a raw coin? Do you know the diagnostics to tell a fake from a real one? If not, why dont you buy a PCGS or NGC one and save yourself the headache or your family a headache of one day discovering a key date coin you have is a fake?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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-----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/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 that if you are going to fork out that kind of money always purchase slabbed from a reputable dealer. The era of forged slabs is upon us as well. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would definitely walk away from this one. If the photos are accurate given angles, etc., the lettering - especially the reverse - just isn't right.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It smells fishy.
As has been mentioned, buying a key date without a NGC or PCGS checked registration number is just asking to be taken.
If you think it's a "bargain" there is a reason why.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Reverse lettering is way off. It's a counterfeit.
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Moderator
 United States
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Moderator
United States
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Is this ebay or Craigslist? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6514 Posts |
Hope you are taking the criticism about the LWC as it's intended. It's not personal. It's just there are some very experienced people here that would hate to see someone get taken by a counterfeit. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Valued Member
 United States
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This is on letgo.. that's why I love you guys and also why I come here for advise..you guys have saved me cash once again cheers
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And thanks for posting - its educational for all of us, especially when we get a nice fine-grained analysis from nss-52.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I bought these raw 30 years ago but I would never do so today.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Chinese fake!
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