I can't say for sure either but the close up image shows mushy looking lettering. I would not be a buyer based on those photos.
Not to belabor the point, but what's holding it back from AU is obvious wear on the devices and lack of luster in the fields. Still, it is a nice...
Southernole, that is definitely a fake. wmichael, I share your sentiments.
I use good old mineral oil (sold as a laxative) for the same purpose. wipe off with a tissue and then a little windex and no oil residue.
Look at the dentils under the 8 of the date; there is a hole with a blob of metal in the center; a classic tell of a cast fake. Look at the...
Really an amazing accomplishment, and what a great presentation! Hats off to Winged Liberty!
If you only look at the devices you can be fooled. It's not a terrible fake, but you need look no further than 2mm in from the outer edge to out...
If that Fugio is real, someone needs to tell it that it's hanging out with the wrong crowd.
Spotted this one on eBay too late, someone bought it with B.O.! reported anyway....
From the photos, looks like a lot of vertical striations on the left side of the obv suggesting a cleaning. Might be different in hand, of course.
Great stuff! Looks like a high quality Fugio.
Nice Small Head FH half, Bill! Larry's clashed FEC is very cool. In fact everything on this page is cool!
The battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania were terrible blood baths, and Grant was reassuring Lincoln that in spite of the losses he was...
didn't even have to enlarge the images on that one.
Really nice set you are building there, way to go!
[IMG] [IMG] 1876-P type 2/2 trade dollar, maybe a couple of dozen known (for those that care!)
What I see in the photos is a coin with some luster in the devices (which should be expected to cartwheel) and barren fields (from cleaning) which...
F12? Looks like a beautiful, original coin!
If you look at sale prices for the 73-s in decent AU condition, they typically run a lot higher than the price guides suggest, due to scarcity....
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