Is there a 1925-P (no mint mark) Quarter Eagle Indian gold coin?

Don't shoot from the hip please...

 

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If this coin is genuine then I have a Golden Gate Bridge to sell you guys...look at all the volcanoes on this coin, plus the letters on the word liberty just don't look right...

 

It's called harshly cleaned/damaged

 

It's called harshly filled.. but still doesn't explain all the volcanoes on the coin.

 

Are we even looking at the same coin? What are the volcanos you speak of? Please elaborate.

 

Most useless thread ever.

 

Look at the "A" in america (a chunk is missing). The "R" and the "A" in dollars + there are volcanos on the field. Ain't no way this coin is genuine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1925-Indian...s-Scratched-Surfaces-/222161274551?rmvSB=true

 

try re-reading the post

 

'look at all the volcanoes"


what are you talking about?

 

Are you taking the contrary opinion just to do so?

Remember, the design elements are INCUSE, so when the surfaces were filed/scraped/otherwise damaged, the devices were unharmed for the most part. Also, there was a ton of movement of metal, so some may have entered the incuse areas and are making the devices look weird.

And WHAT THE HECK DO YOU MEAN BY "VOLCANOS?!?" You keep saying they are there, but you are not pointing out EXACTLY what you are seeing. When you do, maybe we can explain how the damage makes the coin look weird.

 

I'm getting accustomed to you posting A DAY LATE and a dollar short.

You might follow your own advice...

 

I'm not seeing anything of geological interest, just a coin which apparently tried to break up a fight between two bobcats.

 

Volcanos = pimples all over the field.The most noticeable is the "R" and the "A" in the word dollars.

 

I'm not questioning your opinion as you are obviously a counterfeit detection expert to be able to authenticate a coin from this series using just a photo.

Please take the time to be more specific as I am anxious to learn from you.

1. Can you pick out some specific "pimples?" I see what looks like some raised metal on the "A" of dollar. IMO it is a hit to the surface.

2. The color/luster of the coin is OK to me. Do you agree? If the coin is counterfeit, it must be a relatively modern one made after the 1980's when the counterfeiters corrected the gold alloy they used.

Hope you can help me out here.

 

Hits to a coin does not cause "raised pimples" on the surface.

 

I guess you are not going to help me out. Perhaps I over estimated your knowledge about counterfeits and coins in general. I was taught that a "pimple" is a tiny raised, rounded/or rough defect on a coin's surface caused by damage to a die or bubbles trapped in a mold. Defects on counterfeit dies or rust pits on genuine dies are the major causes for the "Volcanoes" as you call them."

I'll plead ignorance again as I don't see "pimples all over the field" on this coin.

 

I guess so... even though I have had bought/sold quite a few gold pieces before TPG came along.

 

real nice.

good attitude.



I look forward to ignoring your posts.

 

I have no idea what you are talking about, and I am beginning to think you don't either.

Since you have been incredibly unhelpful in pointing out these volcanos/pimples that are so obvious to you, I am guessing what you are calling pimples. I took a much closer look at the pictures and I think I see what you are mistaking to be pimples.

If you look closely at the pictures, you will see that the coin is lit from the bottom. On these so-called pimples, if that is what they are, the light is reflecting in such a way that the coin would have to be lit from the top. However, this would be contradictory. So the obvious answer would be that the marks are incuse (aka hits) to be consistent with the lighting pattern.

The chunk out of the A is caused by a hit that moved metal into the incuse outline of the letter.