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  REAL OR FAKE? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated
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United States
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We'll need clearer pictures.  |
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United States
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Looks fake to these tired old eyes.
The date and font size looks kinda suspicious as does the damage on the shield and the eagle's breast.
Edited by westernsky
02/08/2021 10:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks real to me. Take it to a coin dealer for a determination. There's some heavy damage to the shield, but still probably worth $200.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
02/08/2021 10:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Try to get your images faced correctly as it helps to grade.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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You should see if it's magnetic and try to get an accurate weight. The roundness of the letters on the reverse and the lack of details on the devices is suspicious. Also, the holes on the obverse look like casting bubbles.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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I'm going to say fake. The Rev lettering is way off IMO.
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It's not magnetic at all weighs 26.34
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Look at the bottom of how the letters in STATES line up in a nice curved line on the PCGS example. In the OP example look at the bottom of the letters, they are all over the place. Also look at the WE in the moto, In the genuine example the bottom W is above the the bottom of the E. In the OP example the letters are even and the W is near the bottom of the ribbon. As noted above, it appears that you have a counterfeit. Genuine PCGS 1872  OP Example  |
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Fake.
Rim denticles very inconsistent.
Easy to find other problems, but the weight of above comments should be enough to sway your own opinion to stay away from this one.
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The weight is 26.34 why would that be a problem
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I believe he is saying the weight of the comments (as in the severity of the comments), and is not referring to the weight of the coin.
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Posted 02/08/2021 8:55 pm
