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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 408623, member: 11521&quot;]I am not aware of counterfeits existing for 1853 3 Cent Silver but there could certainly be some. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nothing jumps out me telling me your coin is a counterfeit. I&#039;m not sure what the Mint tolerances were for this coin but your coin (if your scale is accurate) is over 10% less than the specified weight. I would think this is not within Mint tolerances. Sometimes you can blame a light coin on heavy wear but your coin is not heavily worn. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If your coin is a contemporary counterfeit it is a very good one. I don&#039;t think it was not struck with hand-cut dies. (See another thread with 3 counterfeit 3 Cent Silvers struck from hand-cut dies. These were dated 1860 and 1861.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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