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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 737836, member: 13650"]<b>Fake</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry but I'm positive this is a fake. The 'F' in OF appears to have a HUGE point which just didn't happen. It's got some weird damage to it. There shouldn't be missing feathers in the left wing either. The fact that it is a Philly, with no mintmark also greatly increases the chances that it's fake. But I'd say that F is a dead giveaway. That stuff just didn't happen. What does the reeded edge look like? </p><p><br /></p><p> I'm putting the value on this one at $2.00. Sorry man.</p><p><br /></p><p> Here's a real one for you to check out and zoom in on. Notice how the lettering on the reverse is all the same size. On yours it looks like STATE OF and FIVE D. is much larger than the side lettering.</p><p> <a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1132&Lot_No=8832" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1132&Lot_No=8832" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1132&Lot_No=8832</a></p><p> Also look how blocky the top of the I and the E are in FIVE. Compare back and forth just looking at the space in the V.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 737836, member: 13650"][b]Fake[/b] Sorry but I'm positive this is a fake. The 'F' in OF appears to have a HUGE point which just didn't happen. It's got some weird damage to it. There shouldn't be missing feathers in the left wing either. The fact that it is a Philly, with no mintmark also greatly increases the chances that it's fake. But I'd say that F is a dead giveaway. That stuff just didn't happen. What does the reeded edge look like? I'm putting the value on this one at $2.00. Sorry man. Here's a real one for you to check out and zoom in on. Notice how the lettering on the reverse is all the same size. On yours it looks like STATE OF and FIVE D. is much larger than the side lettering. [URL]http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1132&Lot_No=8832[/URL] Also look how blocky the top of the I and the E are in FIVE. Compare back and forth just looking at the space in the V.[/QUOTE]
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