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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;snaz, post: 762133, member: 11315&quot;]Hiya everyone. So I have decided to write up another Counterfeit thread. I will link to the others at the bottom of this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll start by clarifying that I am by no means an expert on this series, I actually don&#039;t even own any. Other than the counterfeit I am posting pictures of. The pictures of the authentic coin are courtesy of <a href="http://coins.ha.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/" rel="nofollow">Heritage Auctions.</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin in this thread will be a 1914 quarter eagle, and IS a counterfeit coin, please feel free to add anything you notice wrong with the coin and feel free to ask questions, as I do have the coin in hand.</p><p>As silly as it seems, I feel this one WOULD be able to trick someone. (If it weren&#039;t for the weird gouge at 6 on teh Obv, and 12 on the REV) These coins look significantly worse in photos and I think if it were sitting in a flip, with a bunch other coins, it would be rather difficult to spot right away. Just my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several things I notice about the counterfeit are:</p><p><u><b>OBV</b></u></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Really mushy &quot;Strike&quot;</li> <li>The obvious gouge/line running parallel with the bottom of the OBV</li> <li>Missing initials</li> <li>The color</li> <li>And of course, the grainy texture result of being cast</li> </ul><p><u><b>REV</b></u></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>The same gouge/line as seen on the OBV</li> <li>Lack of detail seen all over the eagle, especially on the wings, and head</li> <li>The weird streaks above the right hand side of the eagle</li> <li>The grainy texture once again</li> <li>And also the reeded edge is mushy and inconsistent.</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>The weight of an authentic Indian head quarter eagle is 4.18 grams and the counterfeit weighs 2.24 grams.</p><p style="text-align: center"><font size="4"><span style="color: Red"><b><u>COUNTERFEIT</u></b></span></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh261/snaz101/1914quartereaglecoutnerfeit.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh261/snaz101/1914quartereagle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font size="4"><span style="color: Red"><b><u>AUTHENTIC</u></b></span></font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh261/snaz101/1914quartereagleOBVAuthentic.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh261/snaz101/1914quartereagleREVAuthentic.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t76229-2/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t76229-2/">1914 D Lincoln</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t75504-2/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t75504-2/">1809 Capped bust Dime</a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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