I would say 40, possibly cleaned, and wonder why someone spent the money to slab it, (or am I just a jerk?)
The date and stars look funny, makes me worry, if real it looks cleaned. I hope someone else can help say if it is real or not. My motto is that is you are suspicious in any way and not 100% sure it's real STAY AWAY!
Well I am not an expert in these, just been around them for 35 years. I would like to see what real experts in these say.
The 1894 is an obvious fake, and now that I actually look at it, the 79-O is fake. Wrong style mint mark, for starters.
The 1894 is definitely fake. Look at the 9 in the date. The 79o was a bad looking coin in the first place, probably fake or details.
I think that had I posted the 1879 raw without the holder, most people that gave it a grade would have said it was a fake. Amazing what plastic can do. Makes you pay less attention. That label is awful, but I have seen labels that are almost impossible to tell from the legit NGC labels. Wide eyes open, plastic or not . Again, buy the coin, not the plastic.
My first reaction was the top coin was a fake. Then I saw people posting grades, and I was really confused. Now it's all clear. Both coins are obvious fakes.