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New Member
United States
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I'm struggling with getting my phone's camera to adequately capture coins, so if these images aren't sufficient I understand... Does this look like an authentic Three Cent Silver? I know so little and have wanted one for so long, so I'm hoping it's real.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4618 Posts |
 to the CCF! It looks good to me. Any reason you question its authenticity? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8938 Posts |
I'll put my neck out there and say I have never seen or heard of fakes of low grade common date 3CS.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
I'll put GrapeCollects's neck out there as well and agree. It looks good to me as well.
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New Member
 United States
17 Posts |
Well, I only paid $18 for it, but I figured that might be because it's so beat up.
I recently received some counterfeit coins from another seller and that got my hackles up a little.
And in reviewing the negative feedback the 3 cent seller had, there was a lot of name calling and weird angry comments on both sides. So that was concerning.
I'm a newbie so I'm trying to learn more.
The coin itself doesn't give me any red flags, but again I'm a noob.
If it's isn't real it's not like I'm losing a lot of $. Mainly, just curious and trying to learn more.
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New Member
United States
17 Posts |
Great! I love it and I'm glad it's real. I'll put it next to my worn beyond belief eagle cent. I'm starting to become afraid of ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4680 Posts |
Looks legit to me too. Always proceed with caution on ebay. Sadly it's not just the key dates anymore being faked, but I as well have never seen a fake 3c silver. (But just to be safe I'll also stick Grapes neck out). In the future, if you're hesitant, post a pic of the coin for opinion before buying. You'll get your answer pretty quick on here. |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks so much everyone!
This forum is an incredible place.
Why can't the rest of the world be like this forum?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Yeah, there's a 99.99% chance it's real. Which it is.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8938 Posts |
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I'll put GrapeCollects's neck out there as well and agree Quote:
I'll also stick Grapes neck out  Quote:
Why can't the rest of the world be like this forum? Simply put, the only people who are here are people who want to help. Because of that we don't really get any grumps |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks good. to the CCF! |
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Valued Member
United States
202 Posts |
I will say there are low grade counterfeit 3cs out there, but most (probably all) of those are contemporary counterfeits from around the same time period as the original coins were minted. They can be quite hard to find in good condition and quite collectible. As others have stated this one is real. Great coin to get your feet wet!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree that the coin in question is real. If you are concerned with buying on ebay, I would suggest only buying from reputable sellers with lots of feedback from selling coins. You could also buy coins certified by PCGS, NGC, and ANACS to minimize your chances of buying a counterfeit. As always, if you have any questions about a specific coin you're looking at, you can always post a pic of it here to get some feedback on it. |
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
My favorite US coin. Looks legit. I just sold one in about that shape for about that much. So you likely got a good deal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4588 Posts |
Looks fine.
The thing to look for is the angles on the star (and the star outlines on the types 2 and 3). Without real mint equipment and real die making skills, those angles are almost impossible to get right.
-----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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