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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;charlottedude, post: 918886, member: 26010&quot;]Marshall,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m new to the forum and just read your initial post.&nbsp; I&#039;m an active collector and buyer of original, problem-free Charlotte coins and from my initial view of your coins, I thought they both looked genuine, albeit, with problems.&nbsp; The &#039;43-C looked cleaned, with the &#039;54-C looking both cleaned and with some light damage.&nbsp; I&#039;m not aware of any doubling of the date on the &#039;54-C, nor of a die break on the reverse.&nbsp; There is a die scratch, that resembles a die break to some degree, from the denomination&#039;s fraction bar to the lower rim, but it isn&#039;t a break.&nbsp; This is a diagnostic that shows on all &#039;54-C QEs.&nbsp; I&#039;m not aware of obverse clash marks on the reverse either, although all show roughness in the reverse fields that could be mistaken as similar marks.&nbsp; All of these are mint-made (die scratch, surface roughness), and thus, do not negatively affect the coin.&nbsp; All do show a diagnostic depression behind the eagle&#039;s head, and it appears yours shows faint evidence of this mark.&nbsp; I&#039;ll post a pic of the &#039;43-C large and small dates from my collection. The large date is by far the more available variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>1843-C $2 1/2 Large Date</p><p><img src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx357/abisgator/IMG_6817_2.jpg?t=1276481368" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx357/abisgator/IMG_6825-1.jpg?t=1276481368" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>1843-C $2 1/2 Small Date</p><p><img src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx357/abisgator/18432O1.jpg?t=1276481368" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx357/abisgator/1843C2R.jpg?t=1276481368" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Charlottedude[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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