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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinhunk, post: 432594, member: 15747&quot;]Thank you for the photos drusus. And thanks guys for discussing. Really of big help and triggered my interest in these coins more. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; The middle right coin is not 1817 though, right? </p><p><br /></p><p>Have you checked the website I mentioned? Even if the specimen he is selling is real, why such a high asking price? The date is not even readable. The seller must know nothing about such coins, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I&#039;ve noticed when I compared the coin I have with the coins in your photos. The pillar on the left of the shield seem to rest on top of &quot;ET&quot; in all the coins. While the pillar on my coin just stands on the same level with &quot;ET&quot;. Is this indicative of a fake coin? I compared it with the 1817 coin posted on the website I mentioned above and it is the same. Question is, if a real 1817 coin should have the left pillar resting on &quot;ET&quot;, as with all the other dates, then the coin I have is definitely counterfeit so with the one on the website above. Sigh :-(</p><p><br /></p><p>But more so, why is the weight and diameter of the 1817 coin I posted just almost the same as the weight and diameter of such coins as specified in this website - <a href="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/Sp-milled.5.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/Sp-milled.5.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/Sp-milled.5.html</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>And I do not quite understand - if the design of a coin is crude, it must be fake? </p><p><br /></p><p>sorry if you may find my thoughts or findings stupid. I really am not an expert at coins. Just scrutinizing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Of course I&#039;ll believe in what you guys say.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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