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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 614154, member: 8959&quot;]Doug, you misunderstand me, or more likely, I explained myself incorrectly. </p><p>My coin, IS NOT the coin in the Superior 1991 Sale catalogue. I bought mine from the auction firm of Aureo in Barcelona. </p><p><br /></p><p>Acanthite, at your suggestion I contacted the firm of Dan Sedwick yesterday, and had a very pleasant discussion with a gentleman on the phone. I directed him to this post in C.T, and together we compared similarities and differences between my coin, the Superior coin, and a 25B which his firm has recently acquired from another source, and compared them with known fakes of the 25B.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Whilst it is obviously not possible to issue a final pronuncement from pictures alone, he concluded that there is a more than even chance my coin is legit. This based on differences between my coin and the fakes: for example some details on the shield on the reverse, and the shape and form of the numeral &#039;2&#039; in the date. In his opinion, all known fakes of the 25B have a differently cut &#039;2&#039; in the numeral. He recommended that i weigh the coin to be sure, which I will do to make sure it is within the nominal of 27.04 g&#039;s +/- 4% as described by Gilboy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said all this, there are other &#039;feel good&#039;signs about my coin: the surfaces are still a bit reflective and shown not at all the opaque, rough, or pebbly surfaces typical of a cast. </p><p><br /></p><p>One other interesting point he made: the 25B is not as rare as Gilboy had suggested.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Eduard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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