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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 613338, member: 6647&quot;]I don&#039;t propose to be an expert either. You have the advantage of having the coin in hand to get more direct impressions, so that credits the coin in that respect. I assume you have weighed the coin and its edge devices look real.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just speaking about design features, since that is all I can really speak on from your photos. One point that bothers me is the weak &#039;A&#039; crossbar on the &#039;M&#039; of the mintmark. The catalog example looks much bolder. Does your coin exhibit pitting from surface corrosion? That might help explain.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The other factor that troubles me is the tilt of the &#039;U&#039; in QUE. The example in the catalog appears in line with the other letters. Yours looks tilted to the right, like the following examples (the difference is slight and I could be seeing something that is not there):</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/PER_1772_L-8-25B_FAKE_cgycdx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/PER_1772_L-8-25B_FAKE_prometeo0_5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Both of the above coins have been offered on ebay by notorious sellers of fakes, one in China, the other in Spain.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In conclusion I can only say that it would be good to have it looked at by someone like Rick Ponterio or San Sedwick. I don&#039;t want to condemn the coin entirely by design inconsistencies, I only want to point out my observations.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If it is indeed the 25B, that&#039;s a great find, R4 is less than 10 known.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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