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<p>[QUOTE="CheetahCats, post: 835871, member: 23874"]My two-cents:</p><ul> <li>Not a Willow Tree Sixpence. There was only one die combination for that type, and the specimen in question doesn't match.</li> <li>Not a contemporary Oak Tree Sixpence. The reverse attribution resembles somewhat a Noe-19, however, the obverse does not. And it is my understanding that there is no other specimen with a die combination that includes a reverse Noe-19.</li> <li>Not a Pine Tree Sixpence. No matching obverse and reverse attributions for any sixpence specimens.</li> </ul><p>All that said:</p><ul> <li>The obverse tree roots look a bit "funny". And they match no varieties whatsoever in Whitman or Breen's - including other denominations. The "I" in 'VI' also looks a bit "funny".</li> <li>Vlack and August consider the Noe-19 a 19th century reproduction. It would be unknown if perhaps it is an unattributed reproduction. But the probability of that is rather low. ANS has a Noe-19, and as per Newman, there are only 2 other known specimens of the Noe-19 variety itself.</li> </ul><p>Therefore, it is probable that it is a modern counterfeit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CheetahCats, post: 835871, member: 23874"]My two-cents: [LIST] [*]Not a Willow Tree Sixpence. There was only one die combination for that type, and the specimen in question doesn't match. [*]Not a contemporary Oak Tree Sixpence. The reverse attribution resembles somewhat a Noe-19, however, the obverse does not. And it is my understanding that there is no other specimen with a die combination that includes a reverse Noe-19. [*]Not a Pine Tree Sixpence. No matching obverse and reverse attributions for any sixpence specimens. [/LIST]All that said: [LIST] [*]The obverse tree roots look a bit "funny". And they match no varieties whatsoever in Whitman or Breen's - including other denominations. The "I" in 'VI' also looks a bit "funny". [*]Vlack and August consider the Noe-19 a 19th century reproduction. It would be unknown if perhaps it is an unattributed reproduction. But the probability of that is rather low. ANS has a Noe-19, and as per Newman, there are only 2 other known specimens of the Noe-19 variety itself. [/LIST]Therefore, it is probable that it is a modern counterfeit.[/QUOTE]
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