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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2974515, member: 78244&quot;]As for the OP coin, there are no 1888 S quarters for sale on the Chinese wholesale site. Just 1888. I tried buying one of those for a reference piece, but was sent a crappy cast 1891 half dollar. Very disappointed... Looks like I have a really good reason to order one now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some things that make me pause before calling it fake:</p><p><br /></p><p>- The pictures were taken at an angle with intense direct light on the coin. That alone can make the coin luster look wonky and distort some of the details. LIBERTY is conveniently out of focus, as with the entire reverse, so it really is not possibly to say for certain how strong the details really are. We can make good guesses though, but those can’t be 100% certain.</p><p>- The detail is far superior to almost every fake I have seen. This is certainly not a $1.99 fake from China. I’d expect to pay $10-20 (or more) for a fake of this quality.</p><p>- The coin has the classic look of being overdipped.</p><p>- The coin’s variety can be attributed to a known genuine die pair. (But a die transfer would as well.)</p><p>- The contact marks are believable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some things that make me pause before calling it real:</p><p><br /></p><p>- The fields seem to have a bit of concavity to them. I am not familiar with this issue enough to know of that is normal or not. It could also be the result of the lighting.</p><p>- There seems to be some lake effect going on, which is when the relief is not completely captured during a die transfer. I see this mainly in the drapery. Again, it could be the lighting.</p><p>- The luster does look odd, but as I said, the photography method can produce this effect.</p><p>- There seems to be a couple depressions above the right wing, but I see a dirth of telltale artifacts of Chinese fakery (random bumps and heavy polish lines).</p><p><br /></p><p>Conclusion: I want to see this in hand and not judge authenticity solely on the (fairly poor) pictures given.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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