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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2251422, member: 1892"]Well, if it's fake it is a really, really good one. Little things like the odd bottom-heavy look of the date, and accurate representation of the slightest of strike weakness (this was one well-struck example when minted) beginning on the eagle's left foot argue in favor of authenticity. The dies are correct; you will only fail to see a Type Two Obverse on 1875-CC and this one's Type One/Type One anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only problem - and it's only a problem so far, "dealbreaker" status for the problem isn't certain yet - is the mint mark. This is a different position than the one linked by BooksB4Coins, and so far I've yet to see it in another example. With that said, I'm not even fifty coins into research yet and with a million and a half minted it wouldn't floor me to note a previously-unknown mint mark location either.</p><p><br /></p><p>So call me "cautiously optimistic." For now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2251422, member: 1892"]Well, if it's fake it is a really, really good one. Little things like the odd bottom-heavy look of the date, and accurate representation of the slightest of strike weakness (this was one well-struck example when minted) beginning on the eagle's left foot argue in favor of authenticity. The dies are correct; you will only fail to see a Type Two Obverse on 1875-CC and this one's Type One/Type One anyway. The only problem - and it's only a problem so far, "dealbreaker" status for the problem isn't certain yet - is the mint mark. This is a different position than the one linked by BooksB4Coins, and so far I've yet to see it in another example. With that said, I'm not even fifty coins into research yet and with a million and a half minted it wouldn't floor me to note a previously-unknown mint mark location either. So call me "cautiously optimistic." For now.[/QUOTE]
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