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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 3282469, member: 21705&quot;]I was immediately suspicious with the lower locks of hair not appearing to be consistent Hair on the S-30/S-31. The lack of an upper pole between the hair and cap appeared to confirm that something wasn&#039;t quite right. On the reverse, the extra large knot appeared shaped more like the S-33 than the S-31.</p><p><br /></p><p>While none of these appeared sufficient on their own to provide sufficient proof of being counterfeit, the combination made me suspicious.</p><p><br /></p><p>After more thought, I have considered a combination of circumstances which might explain the discrepancies better. The hair and pole differences might be from polish or grease on the obverse die while the reverse might simply be in a different state of wear than the comps I use.</p><p><br /></p><p>But at this point, I&#039;m not persuaded either direction, but am left with suspicion only.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an unfortunate byproduct of knowing counterfeits are out there and of my own inability to identify them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m left only with impressions of something not quite being right based on familiarity with comps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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