1864 With "l" Indian Head Cent. Whats The Grade?

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Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 2:27 pm Could you enlighten us, please. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36826 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 2:36 pm Click on the OP photo to see the blow up, then look at the lettering, especially the E's around the rim. Look at LIBERTY on the head dress and compare to a genuine coin. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18684 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 2:45 pm the letter spacing is not right. compare the spacing in the word UNITED to the original particularly the U stands out as the most significant where the serifs are almost touching the U. looks like a really good counterfeit. also suspect is the roundness of the edges of the letters Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3473 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 3:38 pm Interesting experiment, jyelton12. Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 3:52 pm I'm leaning "counterfeit" as well. The 4 looks too big, much higher above the top of the 6 compared to the genuine piece. Report this Post to the Staff
mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 4:26 pm If this one is a counterfeit, this hobby is going to be in a lot of trouble, because that is a very good one. The sophistication of counterfeits is getting better, making it harder for the average collector to pick them out. That being said, I am not yet convinced it is a counterfeit. I would need better pictures of the coin in question and a side by side comparison of blow ups with the real deal. The feathers look to be in right place, the lettering that I can see clearly of mottos is similar enough to the real coin. The reverse Ns (in "ONE" and "CENTS") are shallow in the real piece pictured above, but I'm not sure shallow Ns is observed on all 64Ls. The Ns on the reverse of the coin in question are not as shallow looking which could make one to lean towards questionable. But there are strike differences depending on die wear, strike weaknesses in the series (think the 1877, which has well known shallow Ns on virtually ALL pieces). Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36826 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 5:03 pm Any reason why a genuine coin in a grade this high would not show any diamonds? Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11898 Posts	Posted 01/03/2019 10:33 am au53. I see diamonds. no call on authenticity. Report this Post to the Staff
mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 01/11/2019 2:54 pm Jury still out on authenticity of this one? Report this Post to the Staff
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