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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 328666, member: 2972&quot;]Frank,&nbsp; I have quite a different take....</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, red is a common color for corrosion on copper, and is nothing at all to be worried when assessing a coin&#039;s authenticity, and I suspect it is what is causing the reddish hue in areas of the photo.&nbsp; Here&#039;s an example of a large cent showing this type of reddish corrosion and splotchy toning, and I suspect Eduard&#039;s coin resembles it:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/72873146/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.pbase.com/miker/image/72873152/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, increasing contrast is often not a good thing to do with photos.&nbsp; It changes the colors, in your photo making the red appear more questionable, yet the coin itself doesn&#039;t look that way -- part of the reason why I always warn against using &quot;auto&quot; anything when post-processing as contrast enhancement in particular (as well as increasing the brightness) has unintended consequences in terms of the true look of a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s not to say it&#039;s not counterfeit, but rather to say the red color-- particularly after you&#039;ve changed it in post processing and understanding it is a common color on old copper--&nbsp; is not a reason to judge it so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully submitted...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. I&#039;ll look closely at the coin in a few mins and assess my opinion on its being real or counterfeit -- but I see nothing to suggest that it is counterfeit, and quite a bit to suggest it is not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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