Authenticity of this 1921 Mercury Dime

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by BryceS, Dec 20, 2022.

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  1. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I'd believe its a cast copy of an altered 1924. I cannot say that it is a genuine 1924 altered. That does not have the "fabrique" of a genuine coin.
     
    physics-fan3.14, Dec 20, 2022
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  3. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    Lmao. Yeah. Definitely something fishy here
     
    Mainebill, Dec 20, 2022
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  4. manny9655

    manny9655 Well-Known Member

    I agree with the others. The font of "In COD" (and that's what it says, LOL) is wrong and the 2 is wacky. I'm no expert, but I do collect Mercs. This coin is really bad. The letter fonts on the reverse don't look right, either, the bar on the 2nd T in "STATES" is longer on the left side than on the right.
     
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  5. manny9655

    manny9655 Well-Known Member

    If it was an altered 1924, I would expect to see tooling marks of some kind near the 2nd "1". I don't see any indication of that. Plus, the 9 is WAY wrong.
     
    manny9655, Dec 20, 2022
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  6. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    If so, it seems like someone put in a lot of work to make it look like a Chinese fake -- mangling the motto, squashing the stars, distorting the digits...
     
    -jeffB, Dec 20, 2022
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  7. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    "L Pluribus Unum" caught my eye as well as Cod.
     
    KBBPLL, Dec 20, 2022
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