I hate to say it but I also believe this is a fake and here is why I say that. When a coin is poured and not stamped like all U.S.Mint coins are, you get slag marks.Slag marks are impurities in the metals being used and show up as tiny dark bubbles that form on the surface of the coin when it is poured.
I can see this in a number of places on this coin. You can see one on the "D" in UNITED and the "A" in STATES,but most of all they will show up in the denticles (the tiny teeth like marks on the edge of the coin)you can see one in the denticles between "O" and "F" in OF, just below the "E" in ONE and straight above the second "U" in UNUM and another under the second star left of the date mark.If you take a 10X loupe and go over the entire denticle area,I believe you will find more.
Also,as Bryan said theres something just not right with the mint mark and the date numbers. When you look at a coin hundreds and thousands of times you get to know when something is out of place.
This is my opinion only and I could be wrong but I'm 99.9% sure I'm not.
I can see this in a number of places on this coin. You can see one on the "D" in UNITED and the "A" in STATES,but most of all they will show up in the denticles (the tiny teeth like marks on the edge of the coin)you can see one in the denticles between "O" and "F" in OF, just below the "E" in ONE and straight above the second "U" in UNUM and another under the second star left of the date mark.If you take a 10X loupe and go over the entire denticle area,I believe you will find more.
Also,as Bryan said theres something just not right with the mint mark and the date numbers. When you look at a coin hundreds and thousands of times you get to know when something is out of place.
This is my opinion only and I could be wrong but I'm 99.9% sure I'm not.
Edited by TLS5933
07/09/2006 09:03 am
07/09/2006 09:03 am











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