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volfan New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 11/06/2006 7:56 pm Is this a fake? The rim just doesn't look right to me, so any expert opinions are appreciated. Image: 1902.jpg 29.88 KB Image: 1902a.jpg 30.07 KB Report this Post to the Staff

OldDan Pillar of the Community United States 1203 Posts	Posted 11/06/2006 10:08 pm quote: Originally posted by volfan Is this a fake? Don't know about that, but it sure looks like someone used an ice pick to clean the coin sometime in the past. They really worked the surface over with something very sharp. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 11/07/2006 12:44 am It might be genuine since someone tried to scratch the surface to see if it's plated on something. But it doesn't seem so. Well at least, it's worth it's gold bullion value My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 11/09/2006 04:35 am quote: Originally posted by OldDan Don't know about that, but it sure looks like someone used an ice pick to clean the coin sometime in the past. I have to agree, it looks as though it was done by the woman from 'Basic Instinct' with her trusty ice-pick! Report this Post to the Staff
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