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<p>[QUOTE="SPP Ottawa, post: 8143673, member: 39508"]This coin was in a CCCS hard slab, but did not look right. I cracked it out and I am having real trouble convincing myself that this thing is actually a legit error. I think it is <b><u>not</u> </b>double struck with a brockage fragment or through a lamination peel, but rather was struck once normally and then someone with a portion of a soft die did the rest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have limited experience with soft die fakes, but the overall shape of the coin, and other properties of this thing make me think it is not legit, despite it had being certified by a Canadian TPG. Perhaps [USER=86437]@Fred Weinberg[/USER], [USER=132102]@Jon Sullivan[/USER] or [USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] can chime in here???</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419960[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419961[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419962[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419963[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419964[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SPP Ottawa, post: 8143673, member: 39508"]This coin was in a CCCS hard slab, but did not look right. I cracked it out and I am having real trouble convincing myself that this thing is actually a legit error. I think it is [B][U]not[/U] [/B]double struck with a brockage fragment or through a lamination peel, but rather was struck once normally and then someone with a portion of a soft die did the rest. I have limited experience with soft die fakes, but the overall shape of the coin, and other properties of this thing make me think it is not legit, despite it had being certified by a Canadian TPG. Perhaps [USER=86437]@Fred Weinberg[/USER], [USER=132102]@Jon Sullivan[/USER] or [USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] can chime in here??? [ATTACH=full]1419960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1419961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1419962[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1419963[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1419964[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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