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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jack D. Young, post: 3176691, member: 93371&quot;]This coin was recently posted on a Dealer’s Face Book page as a contemporary counterfeit. After careful review it was determined to be an altered date 1858- what makes it interesting in my opinion is it reportedly came from a 1994 Stacks Public Auction and was shown in the original sealed flip.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]817649[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]817650[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]817651[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]817652[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; My Example&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Genuine Example (courtesy PCGS)</p><p><br /></p><p>Several responded to the post that this example shouldn’t have made it into the auction and surely would have been outed by Stacks (which may ultimately have happened) and that it was probably not the original holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, in the interest of odd things and research I purchased it and waited to receive it; in the meantime I sent a note to my friends at Stacks to see if there was any archive info they could share, and Mary there really helped me out with several scans!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]817653[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]817654[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]817655[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>The scanned image is obviously low resolution, but the image does appear to match the images of my example including the obverse rim toning. I have actually found a copy of the catalog for sale on line and am waiting to receive it to see if the actual image is better there.</p><p><br /></p><p>After receipt of the coin it does appear to be the original sealed holder; I intend to bring it to the Baltimore Whitman show in October and get Stacks’ opinion on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the scanned images provided it seems something happened with this example, as the prices realized list shows this one “withdrawn”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully someone who knows this series can comment on the Stacks description of the “High lead at C in CENT”!</p><p><br /></p><p>Best, Jack[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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