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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 2955101, member: 84179"]It looks promising, but any extraordinary rare coin is going to require extraordinary proof. As others have said, the weight eliminates the bulk of the fakes, but there are still ways to remove a digit like the 3 and replace it with a 4. There is still a high probability of it being a fake, so don't get too excited</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't worry too much about the photo. Sounds like the group is really excited to see if it's real, but bottom line, it's going to have to be evaluated - in hand - by an expert (but I would really like to see a clear, magnified pic as well<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":snaphappy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck, and if it turns out to be authentic, don't forget your helpful friends at Coin Talk. And if it's a good fake, give it to Kurt <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 2955101, member: 84179"]It looks promising, but any extraordinary rare coin is going to require extraordinary proof. As others have said, the weight eliminates the bulk of the fakes, but there are still ways to remove a digit like the 3 and replace it with a 4. There is still a high probability of it being a fake, so don't get too excited Don't worry too much about the photo. Sounds like the group is really excited to see if it's real, but bottom line, it's going to have to be evaluated - in hand - by an expert (but I would really like to see a clear, magnified pic as well:snaphappy:). Good luck, and if it turns out to be authentic, don't forget your helpful friends at Coin Talk. And if it's a good fake, give it to Kurt ;)[/QUOTE]
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