Fake 1856 FE up for auction

The huge 6 was the immediate eye opener! Analysis over.

 

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Comparison to a known genuine example on the right:

 

The one on the left has a larger font for the visually impaired.

 

Interesting development...

https://hibid.com/lot/92480656/key-date--1856-us-flying-eagle-cent-penny-coin

 

Wow, that 6 is sooo bad... even to me, and I know very little about this issue. How about the E in CENT where it looks like an F. Was there ever an original strike that looked like that? I'm looking at an 1858 version, the only one I have, and there is no sign of weakness in that area at all. The E in ONE is pretty ugly too. To bid that high on an ungraded coin without doing some pictoral research is a bit naïve. I quickly found great pictures in coin facts that confirm this one is bogus.

 

Wow, good job. Seeing them side by side makes it so easy to see how crude the fake is.

 

A lot of auctioneers do that on that site.

 

I have it in my watchlist so I can still see it.

 

I‘ve seen many weakly struck 1857/58 cents where some of the letters were barely readable. I don‘t think similar strike issues can be expected, though, as the 1856 FEs are supposed to be proof coins.