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Valued Member
United States
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Thoughts on this coin?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Coin does not appear to have some of the known markers for an authentic 93s. Great photos though.
Edited by numismatic student
11/27/2020 10:54 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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numismatic student:
Are you referring to the rabbit ears in the R of Liberty and the die scratch in the T of Liberty (both of which appear to be missing on this coin)? Are there other markers that you don't see that should be there?
Incidentally, the coin is up for auction at a reputable auction house. The listing indicates a value of $12,000, so it is definitely claiming that it is real. The coin doesn't look quite right to me though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, there was only one obverse die for this coin with those specific markers. This one does not show those nor the die scratch in the lower portion of the hair. This one is fake and I wonder why a reputable auctioneer would not slab/authenticate a coin of this value with so many known fakes in the wind.
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Valued Member
United States
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Agreed. I guess they maybe aren't as reputable as I thought. Thanks for the confirmation.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Honestly, from these images I cannot say it's definitely a counterfeit or altered specimen. The date position matches the obverse die and the mint mark position matches the VAM-2 reverse die. If I were in the market to pursue this one I would request a close up of image of LIBERTY at the very least.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm betting NS knows hs stuff.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'm betting NS knows his stuff.
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Valued Member
United States
63 Posts |
It sold last night for $6500. For the buyer's sake, I really hope the pictures were just misleading.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am with Dave700 on this one. The coin has the raised 3, correct mint mark location, and correct date position. From these photos the die marking of the rabbit ears, slash on T and die scratches on the lower hair may not be visible. I would like to see better photos of the die markings before calling it a counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it me, or does this show an old cleaning?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5182 Posts |
I suppose the buyer got a "steal" for this 1893-S paying "only" $6,500.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1st question I would have for the auction company is "why is this coin not slabbed?"
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