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Bedrock of the Community
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Rest in Peace
United States
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VG-10 , Not happy with LIBERTY . $3 ok if that's what turns you on .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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F15...but the scratches to the head?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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This one also came in today, but it looks nothing like the pictures in the listing. Reached out to seller. We'll see what happens.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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It doesn't even look like a legit Barber. Look at how the numerals in the date are misaligned.
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Bedrock of the Community
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n/s - How was it described? This looks super!
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Bedrock of the Community
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"Barber 1911 Dime. Free shipping. Width 18.91 thickness 1.40"
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Rest in Peace
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Weird , it looks like a totally different coin in hand .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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So, the first set of pics are the coin in a listing and the second set are the coin you received?
If so, something "fishy" is going on. Have you weighed it? Or measured the thickness?
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a possible counterfeit in the in hand pics. I'd contact the seller asap.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The width of a dime is 17.9mm not 18.91 as per the description. Figure it was just a mistake. Diameter is 17.9mm. I don't have a scale sensitive enough to measure the 2.5 gram weight of a dime or a caliper that will measure the 1.35mm width of the dime. A few more pics:     |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Contacted seller and told him that it wasn't the coin pictured in the listing and that it was nicer. I offered to return it if he provided a postpaid label and he told me to keep it. I paid $3.48 for it so I don't think it made sense for him to process a return. I think it looks AU if it is real. the 1911 Barber dime is one of the most common dates with almost 19 million coins minted. I wonder why a counterfeiter would bother to fake this coin. I really like this coin. Don't know how I would authenticate it cheaply. Edited by numismatic student
11/20/2018 7:03 pm
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