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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I have in my possesion this coin, but not really sure if it is worth keeping ! As I only collect British coins. Any Info is much appreciated. Thanks Braveheart   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe I'm finally legally blind, but something looks fishy to me about that coin.
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Valued Member
United States
149 Posts |
It does look very grainy. How did you come to acquire this coin?
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Hello Hippieoutcast, what do you think is fishy about it ? The coin was given to my Father in the early 70`s from a relation in New York when he was on holiday then, and has been lying in a box ever since. Feels like a solid coin to me !
But as I say, I dont really know anything else about it
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I believe that to be the lighting as far as the different look.It has though been polished before as you can see in the fields compared to the lettering areas.It does seem to have pretty good details and I would say it would be worth around 40 bucks U.S.
Edited by Halfwitty
03/12/2010 7:55 pm
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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How do you mean grainy ? the quality of the pic ?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
615 Posts |
Hey Braveheart.
I'm no expert, but I've sold a few counterfeit coins with that same gray-black color near the edges. It's rather hard to explain... but just looking at it something is not sitting right with me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It does have some rim dings to hold it back from a higher grade but I believe it to be real.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Thats a pity if its fake... I would add I think my father carried it in his pocket for a few years, and He was not a coin collector so if it has been polished, it must have been done over 40 years ago.
Great replys everyone ... Interesting !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Like I said, don't take my word for it...
I'd hate for it to be a fake too.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I took the pics with a digi camera, would it be better if I scanned it ?
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Heres the coin scanned   dont know if this is any better ... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
615 Posts |
Looks better to me, it was that slate gray making me uneasy. The scan looks 100% authentic (in my feeble opinion anyways)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Carrying it in a pocket would certainly cause the polishing and the rim dings.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Cheers for replying HippieOutcast, and your opinion is certainly not feeble.
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Cheers Halfwitty, the coin was polished unwittingly then ..
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Posted 03/12/2010 7:46 pm
