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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 4855841, member: 78244&quot;]I would answer, but I would be simply repeating [USER=12789]@scottishmoney[/USER] ’s and&nbsp; [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] ’s excellent replies:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I got to handle about a dozen in the ANA’s “black cabinet”. The tells I use are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Shallowness of Liberty’s hair</p><p>2. Luster type (should be matte for 1907-1916 and satin for 1920-1933)</p><p>3. Details of the capitol building</p><p>4. Depressions and toolmarks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is one of a few dozen (I assume) known counterfeits for this date, and it is much worse than most of them. Sticking to the highlighted diagnostics in that article will make you miss almost all of the Lebanese counterfeits. The style looks very Chinese, but NGC did not indicate the metallic composition of this counterfeit.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, I don’t see anything *glaringly* obvious that indicates it to be a fake. The luster issues can be explained by the apparent circulation and the lighting. Even if it <i>was</i> fake, you could melt it into a bar and the premium would still consistent with a genuine coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=43130]@C-B-D[/USER] is there a gap between the right side of Liberty’s arm and her hair, and are those toolmarks I see above the eagle? If so, then I would suspect it to be a fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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