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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 23909035, member: 105571"]I made some comments and sited a link on my response to the 1859 LS dollar regarding determining authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>For this 1871: I'd grade this coin at VF-20 to 25. The obverse is better but the reverse is not better than 20. Better photos would help.</p><p><br /></p><p>Authenticity: I cannot make out what's needed to attribute the obverse and reverse dies. Based on the date/shield alignment, the obverse could be either 5, 8, 9, 10, 12. (I downloaded the obverse and show the alignment markers.) Reverse attribution depends almost entirely on die lines which are impossible to detect in these photos. Photos are just too unfocused and obscured by the flip. Without better photos I wouldn't even consider this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I don't see anything about this coin that screams "FAKE!".</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, why doesn't the owner crimp those staples?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1547118[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 23909035, member: 105571"]I made some comments and sited a link on my response to the 1859 LS dollar regarding determining authenticity. For this 1871: I'd grade this coin at VF-20 to 25. The obverse is better but the reverse is not better than 20. Better photos would help. Authenticity: I cannot make out what's needed to attribute the obverse and reverse dies. Based on the date/shield alignment, the obverse could be either 5, 8, 9, 10, 12. (I downloaded the obverse and show the alignment markers.) Reverse attribution depends almost entirely on die lines which are impossible to detect in these photos. Photos are just too unfocused and obscured by the flip. Without better photos I wouldn't even consider this coin. That said, I don't see anything about this coin that screams "FAKE!". Finally, why doesn't the owner crimp those staples? [ATTACH=full]1547118[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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