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<p>[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 2114970, member: 73165"]I'm going with fake due to the bigger pictures. I'm seeing what look like casting bubbles near the C in "AMERICA" and above the eagle's right wing on the reverse; and all around the stars on the obverse. I'd test its specific gravity to see if it could even possibly be gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold shouldn't really tone that color, so assuming it's genuine (and I have my doubts), that discoloration might be some kind of crud on it. It might be worth an acetone soak to see if it comes off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The damage does look like some kind of lamination, given that the surface has basically fallen away and left the stars in place.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as grade, VF details, at best. On top of all the other problems this piece seems to have, it looks like it might have been cleaned at one time. The reverse looks especially problematic in this respect.</p><p><br /></p><p>If genuine, given that it's one of the rarer dates, and a C mint to boot, taking all of the coin's issues into account my guess is no more than double melt. I mean, whatever this piece is, it's had a rough life, and it shows.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 2114970, member: 73165"]I'm going with fake due to the bigger pictures. I'm seeing what look like casting bubbles near the C in "AMERICA" and above the eagle's right wing on the reverse; and all around the stars on the obverse. I'd test its specific gravity to see if it could even possibly be gold. Gold shouldn't really tone that color, so assuming it's genuine (and I have my doubts), that discoloration might be some kind of crud on it. It might be worth an acetone soak to see if it comes off. The damage does look like some kind of lamination, given that the surface has basically fallen away and left the stars in place. As far as grade, VF details, at best. On top of all the other problems this piece seems to have, it looks like it might have been cleaned at one time. The reverse looks especially problematic in this respect. If genuine, given that it's one of the rarer dates, and a C mint to boot, taking all of the coin's issues into account my guess is no more than double melt. I mean, whatever this piece is, it's had a rough life, and it shows.[/QUOTE]
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