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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 2683467, member: 7638&quot;]I looked at it again and started to have a few doubts, so looked harder.&nbsp; Here is my case for it being a fake (and I can&#039;t be 100% sure in this case).&nbsp; Realize that without the good quality, sharp images and the mag. feature I would not be able to make any decent assessment other than damage.</p><p>rev:&nbsp; metal movement/tooling lower left; maybe to cover some damage but just as likely to conceal defects from transfer die process.&nbsp; Malformed dentils above UNITED STATES (some could be spotting but overall I see problems); the odd looking chop (I am no expert on these); metal damage near the rim from 2:00-4:00, could be natural corrosion or acid applied to conceal something else; letters in ERICA look fat/puffy, often seen on transfer die forgeries. </p><p>obv:&nbsp; problems with dentils between stars 4-6; metal movement on Liberty&#039;s neck and hair (forgeries often don&#039;t get the hair bun right, maybe covering up); malformed dentils about 7:00; distortion in the lower part of the ribbon,and drapery to left of the bale, sort of &quot;hollow&quot; areas that often happen with a poorly made transfer die; scattered tiny blobs on the dress/drapery; tiny depressions in the 18 of date, that don&#039;t show any metal movement again possibly artifact from the transfer die process.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; I also can&#039;t find flattening or bulging opposite the &quot;chop mark&quot; which seems odd.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Remember that transfer dies are made from genuine coins so will show &quot;real&quot; characteristics of dates, mm&#039;s, etc. </p><p>&nbsp; Such are the perils of buying raw trade dollars, especially CC trade dollars, online.&nbsp; I have been burned before. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Someone else may be able to make a good case for it being genuine, I hope so as I am always willing to learn and be relieved of any misconceptions I may have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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