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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3974863, member: 78244&quot;]This is the S-139 variety. The softness of the hair in the center is characteristic of the variety. This is a superbly well-done die transfer counterfeit, and it probably would have gotten by me if I was not being overly careful. I would not hold this one against the graders.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would probably attribute that to a defective planchet</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Raised pimples that are not on other coins of the same variety is an excellent indicator that a coin is fake. It is my go-to diagnostic if I am not initially sure one way or another. Good eye!</p><p><br /></p><p>Some varieties, like the 1798 BB-105 Bust Dollar, have die chips in the later die states that look like pimples. Verify varieties closely to avoid condemning good coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Particularly around D in UNITED? I checked to see if that is a strike artifact on genuine coins, but it does not appear to be. The edges of R and A in AMERICA seem rather rough and struck that way[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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