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Surfaces look nice. Why are you surprised it straight graded?
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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Also, I'm thinking you have a typo in the title that I'd like to fix. Do you mean "Draped Bust" rather than "Traderbea"? Thx for clarifying!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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numismatic student does the "A" in HALF look OK to you?
Spence I am guessing you don't recognize the "traderbea" insignia on the NGC label...
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I am guessing you don't recognize the "traderbea" insignia on the NGC label... Ah yep just googled the name and found the store. Sorry about my confusion. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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does the "A" in HALF look OK to you? It looks like raised metal from the pictures which would make it a die problem not any kind of damage. Even if it was a small bit of damage it wouldn't be enough to details an old 1/2 cent like that. |
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It's a C-1, so it doesn't appear to be a die issue there. Likely some minor damage, but I don't think enough to warrant a details grade.
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I agree in the die, but actually false dies. The coin is one of the deceptive struck counterfeits still out there and passing as genuine. The TPG is aware.   |
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Thanks for making us aware of this counterfeit. My first impression was that it was a nice genuine coin. I appreciate the sharp eyes of those who weed out these fake coins. It requires a lot of study of the genuine articles to spot something like this. Good work!
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Wow, that is a really good counterfeit. Are there any other markers other than the damage at the A to indicate this is a fake?
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Thanks for the education Jack!
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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Thanks for the education Jack! Always nice to learn something! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Let's goooooo!!! Nice catch!! That's a fun one. Did you purchase it?
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Thanks all; Zurie there are 4 main reverse markers as illustrated:  Image is of a raw one on the Bay last week; I did actually purchase both! |
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Thanks. Is that dot next to the U in UNITED always there, too?
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