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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 3706694, member: 13307&quot;]Good morning!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that CT is working again, I can share these two Indian Head Cents I recently picked up...and about which I have severe doubts about their authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>First off - the 1894:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]993498[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The color seems off (my image is pretty accurate in reflecting the color), the date looks weirdly shaped, the details are mushy and the surfaces are porous.&nbsp; Such a shame, because it&#039;s not in bad shape, were it genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now the 1908 - honestly, the reverse doesn&#039;t look half bad (in fact, the entire coin doesn&#039;t look half bad until you pull out a loupe.) The color is a bit off, but not as bad as the 1894.&nbsp; It actually has good luster in hand.&nbsp; The obverse has a TON of die scratches across the bust, which would suggest a cool variety...but all the details are weak, the date looks weird, the denticles are almost non-existent in places, and the rim seems strange.&nbsp; Also a shame, because I feel like it would at least be a high AU (if I was comfortable about it&#039;s authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]993499[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what do you think - am I being too harsh on these coins?&nbsp; Or is my gut doing its job correctly and telling me to stick these in my counterfeit bin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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