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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 2060167, member: 7638&quot;]So I recently bought this raw 1875-s off eBay as it is a somewhat scarce die pairing that you don&#039;t see very often.&nbsp; Seller seemed established and coin looked ok in seller&#039;s photos which were not as large as I like;&nbsp; so what the heck....</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin arrived and eyeballing it, it seemed ok.&nbsp; some odd streaky toning, but it seemed ok.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/1875-sobv2x2_zps2aef80b4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/1875-srev2x2_zps31306148.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>then I got out the loupe for a closer exam:</p><p>see those little round things around the motto? they&#039;re like tiny metal beads.&nbsp; some porosity in the devices and dentils too.&nbsp;&nbsp; The red stuff... I have no idea. </p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/1875-sobvdetailsbottom_zpse47fd3c4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>on the rev, small rounded pits in the devices. not looking good.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/1875-srevdetailslower_zps6916fab4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>on the upper rev, more round beads around the devices.</p><p><img src="http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/cks2007/1875-srevdetails_zps9bd43390.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then I got around to weighing it: a full gram under. (why I posted the question about the wt of an empty 2x2).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a cast fake, with bubbles in the casting medium accounting for the tiny metal beads. Probably made a long time ago, as the coin has a nice looking patina.&nbsp; Since it could fool a lot of people by looks alone, I didn&#039;t fault the seller (but did point out to them that weighing a raw trade dollar is sort of basic due diligence).&nbsp;&nbsp; Returned for refund.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The edge reeding didn&#039;t look too hot either from what I could see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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