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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Bucklan, post: 2723454, member: 76544&quot;]This coin has been sitting in my safe for quite a few years. I put it away because I just wasn&#039;t 100% sure that it is authentic, and not a more recent Becker type forgery. It is extremely well done and struck in silver but there is some granularity on the obverse surface (mostly by the lower front of the bust) that is very suspicious. In addition the reverse design is quite a bit smaller than I am used to seeing on this issue. From the side view it is obvious that it was struck, not cast, but that is also typical of a Becker type. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the pic and I would certainly appreciate any opinions. Also, is someone familiar with the clues that would give a high probably of a coin being this type of forgery? BTW, it is 21mm and 4.8 gms.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should note that I believe it is a Becker type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]617557[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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