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I have two Indian cents I'm curious about. Can anyone suggest where I could send them for an expert opinion?I'd like to know if they are any of the following: Genuine, Counterfeit, Variety, Mint Error, Post Mint Damage, etc. I've tried twice now to reach the only person that comes to mind without a reply. I'm hesitant about some of the services because I have one other world coin of a different kind and the only info that was given was that it is not genuine. There was no description what-so-ever that explained exactly what was not right about it. These coins in question are claimed to be not genuine and I don't readily see why. Contacting the original owners is just not possible. I have experience with Chinese and other World counterfeits, but know little to nothing about U.S. Small Cents |
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You could post images here — might not be a professional opinion, but there is a lot of collective knowledge here.
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Show us pics of both sides of each coin, one coin per thread. I'm confident we can help you.
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You have 1404 posts and should be comfortable posting pics. :) This is our area - looking forward to seeing the pics!
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I'm not a good picture taker and am struggling with these particular coins. The difficulty is trying to get the true color. I'm reluctant to post images knowing the color can be a factor. If the members here are willing to help just on details alone, and don't place importance of the color, I'll try to shoot something acceptable and post when I have something useable.     The measures for the 1863: 19.1 mm Dia, 2.1 mm Thk, 4.73 grams and Specific Gravity is 9.096 The measures for the 1890: 19.09 mm Dia, 1.45 mm Thk, 3.06 grams and Specific Gravity is 9.0 Both have plain edges and coin orientation. If color is not a factor, I do have other pictures that show better detail, just let me know if any other photos would be of interest. Edited by Albert
08/19/2022 12:43 am
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Pictures would be great, grabbing the color isn't really necessary to discern between genuine or not.
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Not sure what's going on with the O in OF on the '63, but nothing indicates they're fake to me.
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both coins are genuine but harshly cleaned/Whizzed, what a shame.
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The 1890 has what looks like mint luster, which is why I mentioned about color. I'm not good at showing what the coin really looks like. I understand whizzing should leave obvious hairlines under magnification? I don't see those. The 1863 looks like a couple dings or flat spots in some letters and the letter A is filled. I did forget to factor in the known error of about 1.1% for the weight and SG values I posted.    |
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Posted 08/18/2022 6:44 pm
