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Looks cast to me.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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There seems to be a lot of raised metal where the "US" is supposed to be at the center of the coin.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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burfle23: I think that it's one of those coins that may stir an initial, visceral reaction when viewed. If this example falls into the Charlatan class of coins, is it of the period, or something much newer?
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The rim shot does little to change my mind that it is a cast replica.
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03/03/2023 01:47 am
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The blanks were prepared and upset in Birmingham (England); this doesn't look like the edge normally seen
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I have a pointed rays/small US example in my collection (Crosby C-2b, Breen state II) for comparison but it is struck off center so it is hard to get a good "read" on the legends I will post it here for comparison. Do not have edge photos, but I'll check it when I get home. PCGS has a couple of very nice examples imaged as well (including an MS65!) I'm not qualified to have an opinion on whether or not the coin you posted is fake or real, but if it's real, it's badly damaged -- it reminds me a lot of saltwater damage, acidic soil, etc.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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