1877 Indian Cent genuine or fake?

I looked at a couple dozen of them on Heritage and none of them had denticles that looked anything like this one.

 

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When you say it here, it's said for the rest of eternity...

 

For a coin like this, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Submit it.

 

I don't own it

 

Then, on the side of caution, don't buy it.

 

IDK if it is real or fake.
The strong details in the necklace, LIBERTY and the feathers has me suspicious.
Maybe it didn't circulate, but my feeling is this coin was made in the last 5 years.

 

I don't think it's real. The "N" in ONE is not weak enough at the bottom, the "LIBERTY" is too sharp for a coin with wear, and, as others have said, the denticles are strange.

 

Looks like you’ve been away from CoinTalk for a looong time . Welcome back to the board. Larry

 

Well it sold to someone, but not me.

 

My group was divided between real or fake- most agreed it would need to be seen in hand.

 

My first thought without reading any further is questionable...the word LIBERTY caught my eye, the cheek, ONE CENT, the date all look a bit off to me.

 

What kind of person would try to sell one of these unauthenticated?

 

2 kinds of people: People who know what they're doing and are confident in authenticity. And people who simply don't care.

 

But simply having it authenticated would increase the value substantially. Most people wouldn't touch this raw.

 

Most careful and knowledgeable people wouldn't touch it, but in truth most people on this planet would!

 

Watch and see if it comes up for auction again. In a couple months.
Then there's no doubt, it got sent in and came back bagged.

 

Well, it's gonna get detailed for sure. Looks like environmental damage which someone tooled and cleaned off.

 

I was figuring if it comes back fake, it would be returned.
If it is "genuine" details, I don't think he can return it.
But I am out of the Ebay loop.

 

You forgot to mention and both kinds are idiots as a coin like this will bring a bigger market authenticated than not. Look at how we're not even in a concensus on it. That ought to tell you something.