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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 385483, member: 12965&quot;]The biggest problem is it&#039;s very hard to go by pics. To have it in hand, under a loop, and examine every little aspect, is the olny way to see the things that cannot be seen well in a photo. Like the hidden berry that was in the original photo but very dark and hard to see. The die bulge is another aspect that&#039;s difficult to see in the photo, but it&#039;s exactly like the one on Coinfacts and that is hard to duplicate, but not impossible. This would not be the coin to counterfeit, because of all it&#039;s problems. How do you duplicate a rim cud? How do you duplicate a die bulge? Not easy!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are two types (maybe more) of 9 berry versions, one with the berry missing to the right of ONE (inside wreath), with one to the right of CENT (inside wreath) and the second, with a berry to the right of ONE (inside wreath) and a berry missing to the right of CENT (inside wreath). Then, there are the 10 berry varieties, with both berries present. Berries are easily duplicated but rim cuds and die bulges and die cracks aren&#039;t so easy to duplicate, so the counterfeiters would most likely pick a more rare coin that doesn&#039;t have the problems this variety has.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ps: I will play with different angles to see if I can get a photo to show the die bulge. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pps: This has already been in the hands of the local coin shop guru, so he has spent some time looking at it :kewl: and his exact words were, this gal was uncirculated when it hit the ground.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ppps: This is one of the coins that is about to get sent off to NCS/NGC for slabbing. I&#039;m waiting for the other ones to arrive, so I can save on shipping with a multiple coin submission.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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