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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gregg, post: 3140324, member: 90419&quot;]I hit the jackpot this morning on eBay.</p><p>This jewel was only $20.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]802734[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Couple Questions:</p><p>#1: One thing I&#039;ve noticed in examining fakes is the odd &#039;raised area&#039; that is near the rims. On this example you can see it through the R, T, and Y in &#039;LIBERTY&#039;.&nbsp; Does anyone know what part of the process causes this? </p><p><br /></p><p>#2: Another thing I&#039;ve noticed is the weird pock marked surface - is this a characteristic of casting?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I&#039;ve no idea what is going on with the &#039;O&#039; on the reverse &#039;ONE&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller doesn&#039;t have these listed as fakes so I sent a PM asking that these be labeled as fakes.&nbsp; It will be interesting to see if I get back gratitude or snark.&nbsp; I&#039;m betting on snark.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m thinking about sitting down and sketching out a Peace Dollar (pencil and paper) just to get really familiar with how they look.&nbsp; The devil is in the details.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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