Several things make me pause on this coin.
The rims have uneven thickness. The reverse dentils look uneven, have random dots in them, and especially below TRADE seem to have uneven spacing. The hair behind the eagle's neck looks like it has one fewer long strand than should be there and the fourth shorter strand seems straight, rather than bending, and the neck feathers don't look right for the rest of the reverse details (claw and arrows). The eagle's eye doesn't look right. The "N" in UNITED has chips on it that look either like casting dots or oddly located die chips. And the recessed damaged area between the "D" of UNITED and first "S" of STATES caught my eye. The chop marks on the obverse are heavy, but I don't see corresponding bulges or flattening on the reverse opposite the chop marks. The photo of the edge reeding is inconclusive.
I'm hesitant on authenticity of this one.
I'd like to know a reliable weight for the coin and whether it is magnetic, and to see a better photograph of the edge reeding.
Thanks!
Edited by fortcollins
07/10/2025 8:54 pm