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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2899997, member: 24314"]CamaroDMD, asks: "Now that I have gone back and looked at the second coin again knowing it's a fake...nothing that I am seeing jumps out at me. Can you provide a little more details on how you can tell that coin #2 is a counterfeit. What details should I be looking for that I have missed."</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought someone here might catch my "trick" so I made it virtually impossible. These were the images used in the class. The object my post and the class lesson was to show the difference in sharpness between two die-struck coins and to show what "fatty," "mushy," etc. looks like. As soon as I lay my hands on a genuine 1887 gold dollar (someone may do this using their genuine coin and my bottom two images) I'll post the comparison between both. Then the C/F 1887 should look "mushy" compared to the sharpness of the genuine!</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, I feel that I must also add that this post was not made to embarrass any <img src="https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/cry.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> and you should not be. The TPGS look at actual coins, not photos. Hopefully, after reading this, some will understand and be able to visualize a few terms used to describe the appearance seen of many counterfeits. <span style="color: #ff4d4d">edited</span></p><p><br /></p><p>PS <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I got blasted <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie78" alt=":punch:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":rage:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":stop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> here on CT the first time I did a similar posting. ASK ME IF I CARE. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Therefore, I've decided to continue and look for #2.</p><p><br /></p><p>PPS There is nothing significant in the bottom image to answer this question: "What details should I be looking for that I have missed." The only thing I can answer is that compared to the sharpness seen on a genuine 1887 dollar, the design on the bottom coin is also "mushy!" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Know what the genuine coin should look like![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2899997, member: 24314"]CamaroDMD, asks: "Now that I have gone back and looked at the second coin again knowing it's a fake...nothing that I am seeing jumps out at me. Can you provide a little more details on how you can tell that coin #2 is a counterfeit. What details should I be looking for that I have missed." I thought someone here might catch my "trick" so I made it virtually impossible. These were the images used in the class. The object my post and the class lesson was to show the difference in sharpness between two die-struck coins and to show what "fatty," "mushy," etc. looks like. As soon as I lay my hands on a genuine 1887 gold dollar (someone may do this using their genuine coin and my bottom two images) I'll post the comparison between both. Then the C/F 1887 should look "mushy" compared to the sharpness of the genuine! Unfortunately, I feel that I must also add that this post was not made to embarrass any [IMG]https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/cry.png[/IMG] and you should not be. The TPGS look at actual coins, not photos. Hopefully, after reading this, some will understand and be able to visualize a few terms used to describe the appearance seen of many counterfeits. [COLOR=#ff4d4d]edited[/COLOR] PS :sorry: I got blasted :punch::rage::stop::troll: here on CT the first time I did a similar posting. ASK ME IF I CARE. :p:D Therefore, I've decided to continue and look for #2. PPS There is nothing significant in the bottom image to answer this question: "What details should I be looking for that I have missed." The only thing I can answer is that compared to the sharpness seen on a genuine 1887 dollar, the design on the bottom coin is also "mushy!" :facepalm: ;) Know what the genuine coin should look like![/QUOTE]
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