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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 739084, member: 13650"]<b>This is a fake</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> You're right. The "W" is wrong. So is the T and the R in Trust.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a larger image of an 1881-P in a MS-63 PCGS slab. Notice how fat the W is on this one. Notice how the bottom of the T is about in an even line with the base of the R on this one. Notice how the tail of the R on yours goes all the way down to the bottom edge of the ribbon. </p><p><br /></p><p> <img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc/WE.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p> I'm positive this is a fake. I'm surprised some of our other members wouldn't speak up about one this obvious. </p><p><br /></p><p> What kind of test did you use to test the gold? Did you use an actual stone and chemicals? I wouldn't go back to that dealer again over the simple fact that he couldn't spot this one. There are better fakes out there than this. </p><p><br /></p><p> Bill Fivaz says in his book that 90% of the Liberty head fakes out there will be Philadelphia coins because they have no mint mark making them easier to replicate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 739084, member: 13650"][b]This is a fake[/b] You're right. The "W" is wrong. So is the T and the R in Trust. Here's a larger image of an 1881-P in a MS-63 PCGS slab. Notice how fat the W is on this one. Notice how the bottom of the T is about in an even line with the base of the R on this one. Notice how the tail of the R on yours goes all the way down to the bottom edge of the ribbon. [IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc/WE.jpg[/IMG] I'm positive this is a fake. I'm surprised some of our other members wouldn't speak up about one this obvious. What kind of test did you use to test the gold? Did you use an actual stone and chemicals? I wouldn't go back to that dealer again over the simple fact that he couldn't spot this one. There are better fakes out there than this. Bill Fivaz says in his book that 90% of the Liberty head fakes out there will be Philadelphia coins because they have no mint mark making them easier to replicate.[/QUOTE]
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