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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 3260050, member: 21705&quot;]It looked a little off to me as well, but I suspect corrosion and wear have caused highlights of the right side of the beads making them appear to be right of the center of the beads. That is one reason I was looking for additional points of reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea whether it is genuine, a very good counterfeit or even a new die. But I think I can eliminate the alternative known obverses other than 15.</p><p><br /></p><p>The provenance as a S-16 in the Loma Linda collection and predating some of the more recent high end counterfeits gives me hope it is genuine, but I honestly can&#039;t spot the good counterfeits. All I can do is determine what variety they&#039;re copying.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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