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<p>[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 3586372, member: 20480"]I'd be careful about stating that loss of detail doesn't scale down on fakes with the coin's size. The amount of tonnage required to transfer adequate detail on large coins would be more than sufficient to transfer generous detail on smaller coins of the same material. I've already handled and returned a couple of fake half dimes with surprisingly good definition. Interestingly, in both cases, the images were somewhat out-of-focus, and I suspect the sellers knew exactly what they were up to.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for being able to safely buy, examine and return the coin, you're right, for those contemplating purchase of the subject coin. I had already ruled it out, but continued examining it more critically because it didn't look right to me. If I'm not mistaken, there is only one marriage of 1864-S.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ToughCOINS, post: 3586372, member: 20480"]I'd be careful about stating that loss of detail doesn't scale down on fakes with the coin's size. The amount of tonnage required to transfer adequate detail on large coins would be more than sufficient to transfer generous detail on smaller coins of the same material. I've already handled and returned a couple of fake half dimes with surprisingly good definition. Interestingly, in both cases, the images were somewhat out-of-focus, and I suspect the sellers knew exactly what they were up to. As for being able to safely buy, examine and return the coin, you're right, for those contemplating purchase of the subject coin. I had already ruled it out, but continued examining it more critically because it didn't look right to me. If I'm not mistaken, there is only one marriage of 1864-S.[/QUOTE]
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