“Dark Side” TPG Grade and Authentication Challenge #6- 1854 Huge O Quarter

One thing I noticed is my coin is discolored in the area of the repair for what that's worth! You can actually see a round lighter area under the 8th star that looks somewhat circular.

 

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This is what I notice as well, and pretty much guarantees it to be the host coin for the counterfeit dies.

The second example, however, has a lack of clarity in the devices that makes it look like it was struck worn. Notice how the repaired area (particularly under the hole on the reverse) was further manipulated on the counterfeit dies.

 

And of course the beat goes on...

These two different examples were sold in Internet auction venues:

 

Same divot by star no 1 same roughness by the arrowheads same longer poorly detailed claws. Those 3 tells are now committed to memory and along with the scratches they seemed to have removed more are a quick sketch on how to detect this fake

 

My main attribution marks from the original research on these:

 

OK, nearing the end with this post; thought I would show the damaged source coin in the original slab prior to showing the OP example (image courtesy Heritage):

 

OK, final "answers"!

Many graded it like the TPG:


Due to the toning and appearance relative to the others it is believed that this is the repaired genuine source.

Thanks again for the participation and responses to these "polls"; just another way to try and get the message out about the threat of these deceptive "coins".

 

Thank you Jack for a very educational post.

 

Thanks for the note Chuck; have a couple of other "subjects" that I may share in the future.

 

Looking forward to the next "subjects" I lack the experience that others have, it's enjoyable nonetheless.

 

Thank you Chuck_A; pulling some info together on an early large cent.