Genuine?

Any thoughts?

 

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Unless it's one of the only 5 that exist, no. And all 5 have known whereabouts, so again, no.

 

I would bet...


Ben

 

Damn. Anyone have anything else to add?

 

Here are the 5 genuine examples:

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Top Left to Right (Eliasberg Specimen, Olsen Specimen, Norweb Specimen)
Bottom Left to Right (Walton Specimen, McDermott Specimen)

Both the Eliasberg and Olsen Specimen's are proofs and have been graded PR66 and PR64 respectively and are privately held. The rest are business strike coins. The Norweb Specimen is held in the Smithsonian Collection and the McDermott Specimen is the only circulated example and is part of the ANA Money Museum. The Walton Specimen is the only privately held circulation strike.

 

Did you buy that in China?



:whistle:

 

Now, here is what you do. Put it on Ebay with the description, "I believe this is probably a counerfeit but can't say for sure." That's bound to attract money from greedy risk-takers.

 

IMHO the date is the wrong size.
Get some more pic's if you can....

Speedy

 

It's probably got a "D" Mintmark on the Reverse!:whistle::goof:


Frank

 

Dang, you're gonna be rich!

 

okay, let me say it:
It is probably cleaned.

Okay, there I said it, and I am not sorry!

That said, nice coin.







(and the FBI is looking for you.)

 

I always find that April Fool's pranks are much more effective in the middle of June.

What you are looking it is the McDermott specimen from the ANA Museum. Gotcha!

 

I guess as long as we're showing them, Here's mine... LOL John

 

You reckon that he whizzies it every now and then to keep it purty???!!!


Frank

 

ROTFLing... Good One :thumb:

 

:goof::bow:

 

I hope you realize you opened the door for April in July?

Ribbit

 

If it is a McDermott specimen from the ANA Museum, why is it in the George Walton holder?

Before I got to the identification I was thinking it looked a lot like the photo that Don Pearlman took of the Walton specimen when it reappeared a few years ago at the ANA convention. (The "official" description of the Walton coin says it is problem free, but Pearlmans photos which were taken while the coin was out of the holder show heavy hairlines all over the coin.)

 

Coin shop owner: 'It looks harshly cleaned so it is worth very little, I can maybe give you five bucks for it'

 

Or $6 each if you have 3 or more. :mouth:

Ribbit

Ps: It's always interesting to watch the local coin shop owner dealing with peeps that walk in off the street with full Whitmans. It makes me want to run all over the place posting flyers - Toad will pay top dollar for your old coins. Call 1-800-Fly-Eater