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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael H Webb, post: 3236952, member: 93313&quot;]The &quot;die chip&quot; could be a &quot;die pit&quot; produced in the course of spark-erosion for producing proof-like counterfeits. See <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/The-Fundamentals-Of-Counterfeit-Detection--Part-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/The-Fundamentals-Of-Counterfeit-Detection--Part-1" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/news/The-Fundamentals-Of-Counterfeit-Detection--Part-1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The seller provided photos of his attempt to prove the coin is not tin/lead solder:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/bX5qAS6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/GVmWuHk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/eabO1ce.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/eC3GYeK.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4ggK2O9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The small &quot;die pit&quot; in the lower left between the large dentile and the number &quot;1820&quot; identifies the torched and flaking coin as having common origin to the thread topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The sand-cast like finish is also missing from this coin&#039;s devices and the rim edge, so that it is unclear whether the finish evaporated under the heat of the blowtorch or whether this counterfeit is representative of a different prototype.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the inconspicuous the placement of the singular &quot;die pit&quot; seems contrived rather than accidental.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the seller does refuse any of the returns, Ebay will still confiscate my money. Then, I would apply the &quot;ring test,&quot; take my soldering iron out of storage, and brand the word &quot;COPY&quot; on the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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