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Message:: [QUOTE="Jim M, post: 186710, member: 4791"]The coin is a fake, the S was added.  This one will not get out into mainstream, its now in a 2x2 here labled for what it is. Actually I am thinking I will send it to the ANA for their use in detections.   Doug, most people are under the impression that all of the fake coins are being made now or atl east in the last 5-10 years.  This coin was in a collection and hadnt been looked at since the early 70's. There are some really good counterfiets out there in the SVDB, this one has the dip in the O in ONe, the two die gouges etc..  The only thing I see on it is the S seems flat and thats how it came back body bagged.  Added S, I dont recall the code number they designated to it however. I really dont think that "most" dealers care if its real or not to be honest, they can turn it and make a profit, Like the person who I bought this from, 30 years have gone by, The dealer has been deceased for 10. There is a dealer near here that has one that he tried to sell me about 2 months ago. XF45, nice looking coin, BUT...  it has this same flat mintmark. I turned it down adn told him to send it in, It comes back clean its sold.  He sent it in, came back bad (As i suspected)  he still has it in his showcase for sale RAW.  When I asked him about it he said, OH, I will tell anyone who asked about it that "I THINK THAT ITS A COUNTERFEIT"  We had some words when he said that to me.  But thats another story.. Jim[/QUOTE]