The easiest way for me to tell is that the mintmark placement is much lower on my coin that the FS-501.
Looks like the Mintmark is also lower than on the Coinfacts example of the S/S. Thanks.
Whenever I see the outline of that horn, I think "VF" but the obverse is SO WEAK.
Well, I think this is the S over S variety, FS-401. The "crab claw" top serif of the S matches, but none of the other markers are there, possibly...
Probably worth more than the 700 it sold for, but that hole kills it for me as a dealer. If, however, I had a collection and was on a budget,...
To answer your question... I find myself staring at my pictures obsessively rather than the coin themselves. As I get older, and my eyesight...
I have some nice gold coming back to me eventually. The $2.50 Indian and Liberty are at NGC, and the Type 1 Liberty $20 and type 3 $1 are headed...
I'm thinking MS63 the more I look at it. Going to PCGS later this week.
Here ya go, Randy...[ATTACH]
Thanks! And I just saw the "How to Spot Fake Trade Dollars" thread as well that had that info.
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So, in hand this looks like a circulated proof. Fields are flashy under the toning. But I could not find any proofs with reverse die cracks like...
Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear.... juuuuuuust right. (maybe no one else gets this, but I don't care).
I agree. Funny... I didn't really notice how "bad" they were till I moved these lights farther away from the coin and tried again.
Just redid this one with the lights setup same as the last set of Morgan pics. Looks much better and true to the in-hand look. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I didn't make it easy for yall. Answer: [ATTACH]
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Took another set of pics @physics-fan3.14 [ATTACH]
Yeah this coin has hazy light toning throughout. Tough for me to capture.
The first pic was 2 LED lights, but they were pretty directly aimed at the coin. The second pic I moved the LED lights about 6 or 7 inches higher...
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