"'Fake' Worth Weight in Gold?" False. If it were worth it's weight in gold it would be worth about $320. Amazing how a newspaper can screw up even the simplest articles.
If genuine, same year, 1854, as the California Gold Rush, and also start of the Crimean War - alright, I know the USA wasn't directly involved in that War !!!
Maybe the New York Post could’ve said “Worth its weight in highest quality diamonds/moon rock/plutonium.” Steve
Interesting, thanks for bringing this up! Makes one wonder.... It's probably a good thing you didn't find it - we'd have to make you change your name!
Yeah, it used to be that journalism & reporting were noble professions, but then everybody thought they could do it & of course one has to look pretty on TV (men, women & those who aren't sure) so that became a criteria. So now we're stuck with a majority of them, who can't put a complete thought or sentence together, don't know how to use spell check, don't know what grammar is, and think it's better to be the first to report, then get the facts later! No joke, it's mostly pathetic!
I was cleaning the office today, and found my long lost notes about the coin in the Smithsonian Collection from my visit years ago . . . Obverse Subtle scalloping of the rim at 5:00 Reverse Die clash line from beak to upper RH wing of eagle Crescent-shaped die clash emerging from bottom of eagle's LH wing and arcing clockwise into the field Artifact of a second similar crescent (same form) emerging 1/2 way along upper edge of eagle's LH wing and arcing counterclockwise into the field Die polish (primarily vertical orientation) to efface clashes Obvious raised rim from 6:00-11:00
