Real or fake 1909s Indian head??

Can anybody tell if this 1909s Indian head cent is real or counterfeit? Thank you!!!

 

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It would be helpful if you could get close up photos, but upon inspection it appears to be genuine, but I'm not an expert in Indian Head Pennies. What makes you question the coin? Because it is a key date with only 309,000 produced?
I hope others with more expertise will chime in with an opinion.

 

Counterfeit detection is immensely difficult from a picture. I dont think you can get a straight answer

 

See if this works better?

 

not even close to my area, but is the mm supposed to be offset to the right?

 

Yes.

 

The color is questionable and probably enhanced, but the coin itself appears to be genuine. I don't see any red flags with the coin itself.

 

Mint mark placement could be off because it was hand punched?

 

At a glance it looks fine. But we aren't weighing it and examining it with an electron microscope.
Perhaps a back story of how this coin was acquired would shed some light.

 

Just something I was wanting to buy. Don’t know anything about it’s history

 

In that case being such a rare coin, I would want it to be certified as authentic before making payment.

 

Um...that one just doesn't look right to me. Color looks like this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...ml?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.9.16a51bef3IUD1U.

I would only buy a graded one if I were you.