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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1151731, member: 24633"]I'm only echoing what others have said that it is a fake. By the way, David Lange at NGC, is the author of a book on the Mercury dime, and his discussion of the legitimate 42 over 41 provides a detailed explanation with photos of the legitimate coin. Some things that stand out to me about your coin is that 1) the serifs on both numeral "1" are blunted on your coin where they are pointed on the legitimate coin, 2) the obvious notch at the base of the "4" from the doubling on a legitimate coin is not apparent on your coin, 3) the tail of the "9" on a legitimate coin is pointed where yours is blunt and 4) there is a raised lump between the bases of the "4" and the "2/1" on the legitimate coin that is not apparent on your coin.</p><p> </p><p>I think you'd be wasting your money submitting this for authentication.</p><p> </p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1151731, member: 24633"]I'm only echoing what others have said that it is a fake. By the way, David Lange at NGC, is the author of a book on the Mercury dime, and his discussion of the legitimate 42 over 41 provides a detailed explanation with photos of the legitimate coin. Some things that stand out to me about your coin is that 1) the serifs on both numeral "1" are blunted on your coin where they are pointed on the legitimate coin, 2) the obvious notch at the base of the "4" from the doubling on a legitimate coin is not apparent on your coin, 3) the tail of the "9" on a legitimate coin is pointed where yours is blunt and 4) there is a raised lump between the bases of the "4" and the "2/1" on the legitimate coin that is not apparent on your coin. I think you'd be wasting your money submitting this for authentication. Chris[/QUOTE]
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