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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 7772650, member: 105571&quot;]Whether this coin is a fake or not, it at least has the proper obverse and reverse for the BB-52 die marriage.&nbsp; The die crack in Liberty&#039;s hair is correct starting with Die State III.&nbsp; On the reverse, the die lumps in the field between the O and A are normal starting with Die State II.&nbsp; Also in the reverse, with a small piece out of the die on the palm branch below upright of F is correct starting with Die State II. So, if it&#039;s a counterfeit, at least they copied the correct obverse and reverse die pair.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, that said, the coin&#039;s lettering appears mushy and poorly formed; the fields and devices are pitted which is not characteristic of an undamaged specimen;&nbsp; the dentils appear poorly formed for a coin at this level of wear and for the BB-52 as a die marriage;&nbsp; the clouds on the reverse appear poorly struck/defined which is not characteristic of the BB-52 at this level of wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to see the third side of the coin under significant magnification all the way around, looking at the edge lettering and also evidence of efforts to disguise a casting line.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also weight and diameter need to be checked.</p><p><br /></p><p>But with only the evidence presented by the OP&#039;s two photographs, I would say the the likelihood of a counterfeit is higher than not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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