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<p>[QUOTE="bqcoins, post: 2098718, member: 5036"]the 1909 S vdb is real and appears to be die pair 4. (square serifs, die chip in upper loop, vdb with matching diagnostics) now to be fair it is a bit beat up</p><p><br /></p><p>the 1922 (real but cleaned) plain appears to be real but cleaned - the second 2 is stronger than the first while the 192 are slightly mushy, all the letters in TRUST are bold while the WE is slightly mushy, the L in liberty is merged with the rim, the reverse is bold...all that being said I would still want a loupe in hand to make sure. </p><p><br /></p><p>1955- (probably real) the diagnostics are certainly there, doubled eyelid, nose, lip, chin, bowtie, those are something most forgers fail to duplicate when the go create a 55....that being said, the coin might be genuine, but the toning is all wrong, it looks to have been cleaned or whizzed and then retoned....this one would have to, have to, be certified to even consider touching.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bqcoins, post: 2098718, member: 5036"]the 1909 S vdb is real and appears to be die pair 4. (square serifs, die chip in upper loop, vdb with matching diagnostics) now to be fair it is a bit beat up the 1922 (real but cleaned) plain appears to be real but cleaned - the second 2 is stronger than the first while the 192 are slightly mushy, all the letters in TRUST are bold while the WE is slightly mushy, the L in liberty is merged with the rim, the reverse is bold...all that being said I would still want a loupe in hand to make sure. 1955- (probably real) the diagnostics are certainly there, doubled eyelid, nose, lip, chin, bowtie, those are something most forgers fail to duplicate when the go create a 55....that being said, the coin might be genuine, but the toning is all wrong, it looks to have been cleaned or whizzed and then retoned....this one would have to, have to, be certified to even consider touching.[/QUOTE]
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