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Valued Member
United States
436 Posts |
Does this coin look "off" to anyone? What I mean is does anything look wrong with this coin?  |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
It does look a little odd. The color looks a bit strange to me.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
Copper roofs turn green too.  |
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
It's not the green color, but it's the way it looks artificial to me |
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Valued Member
 United States
436 Posts |
I think it is a little weird too (can't really explain it) but I'm not an expert... does anything about it say : "FAKE", "Counterfeit", "COPY", or "Replica"?
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
Not really. Just "badly corroded."
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
Have you weighed it? I have some counterfeits that were pretty well done in lead that don't weigh what they should.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8904 Posts |
The fact that the Mint only minted 500 of these would make me suspicious of fakes...
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Valued Member
United States
436 Posts |
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Have you weighed it? I have some counterfeits that were pretty well done in lead that don't weigh what they should. I don't have it, I'm thinking about buying it |
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
If you are unsure about it, as some of us are than you might want to think twice about buying it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
Usually the first thing to show wear on this coin is the "WE" on the obverse...but this one looks to be worn on the sides
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Valued Member
United States
312 Posts |
The "3" in the year 1873 looks closed. I thought is was an "8".
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
I had no idea you were thinking of buying this coin. Don't walk - run away. It's a Proof-only issue, quite rare, and even in the extremely corroded condition shown here, worth probably $800 if real.
You want to risk that kind of money on it? I didn't think so.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would want an 800.00 rare coin even in corroded condition to at least be in an ANACS slab just for authentication. If I am dealing with someone on high dollar rarities that I am not 100% sure of I either suggest they send it to ANACS and get it authenticated and if it comes back real I pay the grading fees and buy the coin, if it doesn't then they are stuck, if they refuse they are also stuck finding another sucker
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Dave. The wear doesn't look right and the "flatness" of the overall look seems different.
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Posted 02/20/2010 07:46 am
