In case the coin started out life as an 1893-S, here is a way that might help you identify it as such - from a Heritage auction description:
Laura, I don't see any definite wear, but the coin is pretty badly beaten up, so I'd guess in the MS60-61 range.
Thanks to those of you who reported the listings - they have been removed by Ebay.
Ambro, congratulations - those look extremely nice/appealing, not to mention, free of distracting streaks and spots which are so often seen on...
I believe that the 1889 is counterfeit. One of the other ones looks genuine to me.
This Ebay seller has a number of them listed for sale: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnstbtr2 One of the coins looks genuine to me but all of...
Sorry, I believe that those dealers were mistaken and that the imaged item is a copy. If the grading company is legitimate, I expect that they...
I am admittedly strongly biased against those types of coins, avoid them and have a strong hunch that they are a bad deal. However, hopefully some...
Generally speaking, when coins are offered to "investors" they are likely to be over-priced, often, considerably so. However, to be fair to them,...
Unfortunately, counterfeit gold coins are quite common. Some of them are much more deceptive/closer to the real thing than yours, while others are...
Based on your post and questions, my guess is that you are almost certainly going to end up making bad purchases/"investments". My advice would be...
That doesn't look like a bad image to me. One option that might allow you to capture the reflective proof surfaces better would be to angle the...
While I am sorry to see "suite1307/J" hold out false hope that the piece is genuine, I can understand it. Over the years I have seen many other...
No, of course a Proof is not an MS coin, nor did I say it could be. And while "MS" should refer to a business strike, proofs are graded to the...
The coin appears to have been polished.
I guarantee the coin is a counterfeit and I don't make such statements unless I am 100% certain. I hate to see you hold out any false hope that...
Mishandling wouldn't change a proof coin to an MS coin - though it should lower the grade. Even people who know the difference between a Proof...
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