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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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This coin belongs to a friend of CCF member Ag, and he would like some opinions on it's authenticity or otherwise. I hope the scans will be good enough to be able to determine if it's genuine or not.   life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I would like a lot more magnification on the date.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm not an expert on these at all, but I did an overlay of the pic above with the 1930 from here.In a series of steps, I've slowly faded in the coin in question against the reference coin. Notice what happens on the "0" in 1930; I've paused when the digit on both coins are visible.  One more comparison--is the coin above the London obverse?  Calcutta obverse:  Edited by DVCollector
06/03/2011 10:35 pm
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Valued Member
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Yes most definitely is a fake I am sorry to say.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
DVCollector: That is an excellent piece of forensic photography! What you show here is more powerful than a blink comparison test between two coins.
I congratulate you.
Note that there are two dies considered legitimate for the 1930 penny:
the London die, and
the Indian die.
To be honest, the die variations in the area of the date are definitely not my area of expertise.
Nevertheless, it seems that in the date area, what you have demonstrated leads my less than expert eye to suggest that the subject coin is suspicious.
I wonder if it is possible to compare the Indian die and the London die variations as you have done above? THEN compare the subject coin to both recognised die varieties.
This standard of forensic photography could well lead to an article in a coin magazine. I hope you write it, and take the cudos.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks Sel_691! I enjoy putting together these comparisons. While the overlay is not exact, it's pretty close. Interesting how the last digit (0) is noticeably different.  Wasn't there just one reverse die? I look forward to hearing from collectors who know more about the 1930 penny.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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Good Job with the overlay DVCollector.... if it has the same weight and diameter couldnt this by any mean be a variety |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks Eg! Perhaps someone can correct me, but is there just one reverse die for the 1930 penny? |
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Formerly nancyc
 Australia
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I've asked Ag to try & get a nice in focus close up of the date. I sort of had a feeling it may have been a doctored 1936 as I have seen pictures of those before, but I'm just not confident enough to make the call, but seeing DV's overlay was pretty convincing.  I'm glad thesandpit gave his opinion, as I respect his knowledge regarding knowing what to look for. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Australia
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Thanks everyone,a big thanks to Nancy,my comps playing games with me for a change!I to think the 0 is a bit suss.I'm waiting for my friend to get a nice close shot.he's had this coin in a box for years,his grandfather gave them to him and didn't know it was there until he got them out for me to look,my jaw hit the floor!He's planning on taking it to a bloke in the city so I will defiantly keep you all posted.Cheers,Ag.
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06/06/2011 09:19 am
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