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Originally Posted by GDJMSP  Eduard I do not believe that the coin you pictured and the coin in that catalog are the same coin - not in away shape or form. On your coin, look at the top of the L on the left, it is deformed and there appears to be a depression around it and the dot.
Now look at the top of the same L in the catalog - night and day difference. |
Doug, you misunderstand me, or more likely, I explained myself incorrectly.
My coin, IS NOT the coin in the Superior 1991 Sale catalogue. I bought mine from the auction firm of Aureo in Barcelona.
Acanthite, at your suggestion I contacted the firm of Dan Sedwick yesterday, and had a very pleasant discussion with a gentleman on the phone. I directed him to this post in C.T, and together we compared similarities and differences between my coin, the Superior coin, and a 25B which his firm has recently acquired from another source, and compared them with known fakes of the 25B.
Whilst it is obviously not possible to issue a final pronuncement from pictures alone, he concluded that there is a more than even chance my coin is legit. This based on differences between my coin and the fakes: for example some details on the shield on the reverse, and the shape and form of the numeral '2' in the date. In his opinion, all known fakes of the 25B have a differently cut '2' in the numeral. He recommended that i weigh the coin to be sure, which I will do to make sure it is within the nominal of 27.04 g's +/- 4% as described by Gilboy.
Having said all this, there are other 'feel good'signs about my coin: the surfaces are still a bit reflective and shown not at all the opaque, rough, or pebbly surfaces typical of a cast.
One other interesting point he made: the 25B is not as rare as Gilboy had suggested.
Regards,
Eduard
