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<p>[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 48072, member: 2100"]I could be wayyyyyy off base here, and I have not collected Mercs for about 30 years, but my first thought after looking at the picture was that it is a cast fake. The pattern of wear does not seem at all typical from what I remember. To me, it looks like there is a "1" between the "9" and the "4", making the date 1914, two years prior to actual issue. The "4" also looks way out of proper position (too low). The details are not at all sharp, pitting is evident, and hard to be sure from the photo, but the fields look a bit grainy. All signs of a casting. The "In God We" is essentially non-existant, with "Trust" barely visible. Even in G-4 the letters and date should be clear. How big is this coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 48072, member: 2100"]I could be wayyyyyy off base here, and I have not collected Mercs for about 30 years, but my first thought after looking at the picture was that it is a cast fake. The pattern of wear does not seem at all typical from what I remember. To me, it looks like there is a "1" between the "9" and the "4", making the date 1914, two years prior to actual issue. The "4" also looks way out of proper position (too low). The details are not at all sharp, pitting is evident, and hard to be sure from the photo, but the fields look a bit grainy. All signs of a casting. The "In God We" is essentially non-existant, with "Trust" barely visible. Even in G-4 the letters and date should be clear. How big is this coin?[/QUOTE]
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