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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 1872504, member: 36230&quot;]You&#039;re absolutely correct; there is too much right about this coin to simply dismiss, without further evidence, as a fake. This, of course, is not to say that anyone should be willing to buy such a coin offered in a similar listing (I wouldn&#039;t and if asked, would advise others not to do so), but there is no correlation between not wanting to buy a certain coin for valid reasons and labeling it a fake because of questionable aspects.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I may add to your post, sir:</p><p><br /></p><p>-Color: beyond obvious dipping, we only have the seller&#039;s very poor photos to work with, so it would be a mistake to place too much weight into what is unverifiable.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Problem/issues: this also goes back to the photos. I, not for a moment believe that the seller was unable to image this coin in another, more preferable way, and assume that the poor images were provided for very good reason. Again, this is something that, just because we may not be able to see clearly see them, does not mean problems are not present.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, with what you&#039;ve said above and what I did in an earlier post, we must ask ourselves if a counterfeiter would be able to get so much right, why would he overlook such a trivial and easily correctable aspect such as not polishing the fields. While this is possible, it is not probable. If we wish to have an honest and informative discussion, such things need to be addressed and not overlooked or dismissed.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I wholeheartedly agree, sir. It has been longer than I can remember since a Trade dollar thread has appeared to be heading in a positive direction, and I do hope it continues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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