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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jack D. Young, post: 3988486, member: 93371&quot;]Like my previous posts I am looking for the TPG grade for this example AND whether it appears to be genuine or “authenticity challenged”. I would appreciate a brief explanation as to why it looks like either to you as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>All responses and questions during the running of this post welcomed!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have formatted the poll to allow 2 answers going forward and limited it to 2 days for active voting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today’s subject is the 1796 S-85, a rather scarce variety (R-5) early large cent and carries a premium in price; it is also a variety where higher graded examples are pretty rare. The EAC Condition Census tops out with 1 example graded XF-45 and goes down to F-15 for the top10 listed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1050164[/ATTACH] </p><p>As a point of reference this one was purchased in late 2015 from a California Coin Shop through an internet listing; this was just after many of us became aware of the latest round of struck counterfeits hitting the marketplace…[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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