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Message:: [QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2288872, member: 36230"]Rhoowl, I want to clarify that my intent was not to be mean or rude to you in my previous post. I've no doubt any of us question your motives, but it's only right to take the greatest care before labeling a coin as fake, especially when available for sale and when providing a link. You unintentionally handicapped this seller's listing by publicly calling the coin a counterfeit, which which has the potential to negatively effect his business, even if chances are slim that it actually will. This, of course, is beyond the potential damage to collectors that can be caused stating shot-in-the-dark opinion as educated fact. You seem to have a sincere interest in such coins, and are clearly willing to look beyond the surface, so please allow me to offer a few hopefully helpful pointers... Genuine 11-D $2.50s will often display a wire rim on the obverse from about the 11 o'clock to 5ish o'clock positions. Also, on the reverse a scalloping visible near the edge around 11ish o'clock to 1ish o'clock that, if matched exactly to a known genuine specimen, is an excellent indicator of authenticity. While I wouldn't suggest you blindly follow either as absolute (but instead "read the coin"), both are good known markers that can aid in authentication, and are clearly visible on the example in question. Stop focusing on debatable aspects (especially in images) and instead focus on the factual and verifiable.[/QUOTE]