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Genuine Or Fake?

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 Posted 03/14/2011  8:00 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add brokencompass to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have been chasing this coin for a while. But I am feeling insecure buying the coin because of the incuse scratches on the 9 in 1797. Any thoughts?

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 Posted 03/18/2011  7:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add swamperbob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very difficult to be certain but I completely agree that it has the appearance of a fake because the tops of all the letters seem to be concave. That points to a hump in the die or mold. That happens most often in the case of a plastic mold that is pulled off the host coin before the plastic has fully hardened. Duplicating this type feature on a die is conversely difficult.

I would not buy this one EXCEPT as a fake.
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 Posted 03/21/2011  11:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add brokencompass to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Bob. The winner bid around $110 for this coin.
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 Posted 03/21/2011  11:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add swamperbob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That is a lot for a modern copper counterfeit.
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 Posted 03/21/2011  4:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add brokencompass to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Bob, You gotta record a video on Counterfeit Detection and publish it for us people on CCF! Everyone would be benefited a ton !
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