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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3650552, member: 27832"]Again, I'll emphasize that I'm not worried about the denticles. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/3cn-you-win-some-i-hope-ebay-bad-picture-gamble-2.246893/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/3cn-you-win-some-i-hope-ebay-bad-picture-gamble-2.246893/">My one and only uncirculated example</a> has such funky denticles on the back that I was concerned about its authenticity, but I found just what you say -- funky denticles are really common in this issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>But look at the ribbon on the OP's photos, and see how it disappears into the field at low points. Compare it to the ribbon on the two examples you posted. Wear or a weak strike would show up on the <i>high</i> points, not the low ones. The only place I expect to see disappearing low-point detail is on counterfeits.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm no specialist in the series, and if you think this coin is genuine, I'm willing to at least entertain the notion. It's certainly <i>possible</i> that there are a few legitimate specimens out there, even overseas, in the hands of people who will swap them away for a song. But I'm betting that they're vastly outnumbered by fakes, and I'm predisposed to distrust them until I'm proven wrong. The details on this coin make me more, not less, suspicious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3650552, member: 27832"]Again, I'll emphasize that I'm not worried about the denticles. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/3cn-you-win-some-i-hope-ebay-bad-picture-gamble-2.246893/']My one and only uncirculated example[/URL] has such funky denticles on the back that I was concerned about its authenticity, but I found just what you say -- funky denticles are really common in this issue. But look at the ribbon on the OP's photos, and see how it disappears into the field at low points. Compare it to the ribbon on the two examples you posted. Wear or a weak strike would show up on the [I]high[/I] points, not the low ones. The only place I expect to see disappearing low-point detail is on counterfeits. I'm no specialist in the series, and if you think this coin is genuine, I'm willing to at least entertain the notion. It's certainly [I]possible[/I] that there are a few legitimate specimens out there, even overseas, in the hands of people who will swap them away for a song. But I'm betting that they're vastly outnumbered by fakes, and I'm predisposed to distrust them until I'm proven wrong. The details on this coin make me more, not less, suspicious.[/QUOTE]
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