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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4968577, member: 24314&quot;]jeffB, posted: &quot;Do you mean these?</p><p><br /></p><p>YES!&nbsp; The coin is a counterfeit.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1193802[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;To my (<i>extremely</i> non-expert) eyes, the obverse and reverse look like two different coins. On the reverse, the rim and denticles are hammered, and the surface looks harshly cleaned but legit. On the obverse, the denticles are weaker and merge into the rim, and the surface on the lower half of the coin (especially around the date) looks like it was badly corroded.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing to look for (mainly in the past as the excellent fakes like the 1872 Jack posted will not be this way) is ONE SIDE of a fake is often sharper &amp; better made than the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>Malleus Maleficarum, posted: &quot;Thanks for all the replies. Here&#039;s some new pictures to try to clear things up. [ATTACH=full]1193909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1193910[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever a member asks for an opinion on authenticity, they need to take highly magnification images of suspected areas.&nbsp; For example, those pimples above are something suspicious that indicates the coin may be a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>SensibleSal66, posted: &quot;Do grading companies weigh coins like this if need be ??&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes if needed.&nbsp; This is borderline fake.&nbsp; If it still looked good under the scope, I might weigh it.&nbsp; One person I work with even weighs the badly made fakes to help convince a doubting customer the coin is not very deceptive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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