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Old 04-05-2008, 02:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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A controversial Moxico silver coin (1885)

let's talk about it genuine or not
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Old 04-05-2008, 03:34 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 04-05-2008, 10:47 AM   #3 (permalink)
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forgery, blurry, crack marks, casting bubbles, you name it that coin has it in spades, i doubt even the diameter and weight are good.
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Old 04-05-2008, 11:20 AM   #4 (permalink)
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it just doesn't look right, I'd say fake. Put it on the scales.
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