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Message:: [QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2408394, member: 36230"]How? I've yet to see any definitive proof the coin is indeed fake, only questionable conjecture. Until the gentleman who decided to set off the alarm based upon zero factual evidence, and perhaps an unhealthy dose of paranoia, shares with the board EXACTLY what led the seller to this conclusion, NO ONE can be 100% sure of anything! Looking at "other images on the internet" is absolutely meaningless unless he actually knows what he's doing. "Seller", especially on ebay, is not synonymous with "expert"; the simple fact he removed the listing proves nothing. I will also say this.... instead of searching for and hoping to find something wrong with a coin, people need to start looking for what is both there and right, especially on examples such as this shown in poor photos and display evidence of likely being messed with. Keeping this in mind, many coins, simply by looking deeper than most, can give you a very good idea of authenticity. If.... IF it is indeed fake, let's just say that the counterfeiter was at least smart enough to use obverse and reverse dies displaying CORRECT anomalies known for the date and mint (seek and ye shall find). Funny how they could get intricate details correct yet supposedly screw up on something so obvious as pearls, isn't it?[/QUOTE]