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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2739285, member: 84179&quot;]One of the things that is hard to explain, is that after years of seriously looking at coins, you get a feel for what looks right.&nbsp; The 32-S jumps out as wrong.&nbsp; While it’s a little risky to make judgments based on photos, the coin looks grainy, similar to cast piece.&nbsp; The rims certainly do not look correct either.&nbsp; The SLQ looks better but it is also grainy.&nbsp; Look at the rough areas under LIBERTY and on the bench at 7-9 O’clock on the obv.&nbsp; Also notice the weak rims at 4:00 and on the rev.&nbsp; It also has the same rim anomaly as the 32-S that looks like a misaligned die (but it isn’t).&nbsp; Even without seeing them in hand, they are screaming “CAST FAKES” at me.&nbsp; Add into that, the 2 rare coins are in a location that isn’t known as a hotbed of US collecting activity.&nbsp; I’ve been wrong before, but I’d stay away from them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I got some good advice years ago when I started adding key dates to my collection.&nbsp; Try to learn the characteristics of the coins you want.&nbsp; There is a lot of research out there that can show you die markers, mm locations, striking characteristics of the key dates.&nbsp; It helped me avoid a fake 1909-SVDB back in the days when slabbing was just getting started.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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