Off hand guys.. I was 99% sure it was fake when i bought it :D is for my growing collection of counterfits.. will look good with the others :D
Was trying very had to ID this one and the answers adding up scary sweet... so please please someone check me Large 8 check.... Small stars...
for $17.50 at a yard sale it seems ok lol under melt anyway, they had some much nicer ones but wanted stupid prices for em...
Not by much... but enough to question it's authenticity... it comes in at 26.45g but i don't think the wear adds up to almost .3g am i missing...
At this point there are 2 seperate grading systems being used though still called the "same".. PCGS and NGC (to a slightly lesser degree) Grade on...
Yes a grade is a professional opinion... No, the professional is not "always" right, it is an opinion. I generaly prefer raw coins but the reason...
I use NGC and ANACS... and I pay no subscription to either... If you have an ANA membership(much cheaper then an NGC membership) you can submit to...
appears to be an OGH/rattler so I will say... MS62 PL.. In a modern slab I would probaby say MS64 but the PL might be in question..
I don't think I have ever "willingly" sold a coin. When forced to do so I either went to a local shop or the next coin show but always in person...
I know I should... but I'm adding it to my collection of good fakes.. (right between my fake 1883 Hawaiian dollar and the last addition 1909s G$5)...
My brother bought this one and sent me a pic.. I told him is fake, the berries are wrong.. he said it's silver (it is).. I said it's still fake.....
I got a whole roll of d Alabamas... I just waiting on a reason to crack em open (cofirmed "error" of value) if no errors reported they can sit...
These actualy show it a bit better.... final stage... PS. the off-roundness was from the background remover not the coins lol [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
here we go.. wasn't much to do after the soak... pics don't show it well but is a much cleaner brown then it was.. most of the particulate matter...
Ok 1st stage is done so will begin with the "before" pics followed by the pic after it was boiled in distilled water in a muslin teabag... it is...
Older guy sold a bunch of rolls ahead of me at the bank today... teller let me buy them.. nothing exciting really a 1909 and a 1919 a few 20s and...
Sweet @Santinidollar I really like that :D
Yeah you're gonna have to put me down to order a set when the time comes.. a silver and a copper.. Sweet design sir!
Happy Happy guys! Have a good one!
1909_s... sorry about typo in title.. can't seem to fix that lol pictures and comments in original post lol...
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