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Pillar of the Community
Lebanon
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Hello, A seller presented these coins to me .2 silver lebanon 1933 and 1929 50 piastres can you help me grade them please. Im a bit worried these coins are quite rare lots of fake available in the market do you think they are authentic ? Made from silver they are too bright for 90 years coin do you think there are cleaned ?.and if yes how much the lose value?     |
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Valued Member
United States
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they look suspect to me. Denticles are very weak. Weigh them on an accurate scale. They are supposed to weigh 10 g.
They are faking everything now - I just got burned with a fake Mexico common "silver" coin. It is not silver and weighs much less than a real one. Looks kinda the same color as yours.
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Pillar of the Community
 Lebanon
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he said they are silver and ready to return them if not authentic
Edited by chronos
01/23/2020 12:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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The 1929 appears to have circulation wear. If it is shiny silver it has been cleaned.
Edit: @chronos, I do not know these coins well, but if I compare the photos to examples on NGC catalog, or Numista, I cannot find obvious problems in the design of the coin. The dark spots on both sides of the 1929 are a potential concern. As others have said, getting an accurate weight, and/or something like XRF on the coin would be helpful.
As for condition, the 1929 shows low detail on the cedar tree, but the reverse looks stronger. I am not sure if this is a sign of worn obverse die, or circulation wear (or both), but I would say not better than VF for the 1929.
The 1936 is clearly in better condition. Maybe someone else can estimate the grade.
Edited by tdziemia
01/24/2020 1:45 pm
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These coin will put in the slab holders
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Pillar of the Community
Lebanon
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I have doubt about authenticity , the privy mark next to REPUBLIQUE look a bit different then normal in the first one , what do you think ?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I don't think the 1929 had a privy mark. Do you know the weight?
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Pillar of the Community
Lebanon
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No he didn't give me the weight , the right privy mark in the 1933s coin looks weird to me
yes in 1929 there is no privy mark.
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Posted 01/23/2020 12:34 pm
