"Suspect" 1903 $20
burfle23
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Currently for sale on the internet, coin and slab look off.
Image comparison is of this one and a known genuine example (courtesy PCGS):
Coin shows in the on-line cert as previously sold back in Mar '18; unfortunately there are no images of the coin itself.
Thoughts on this one appreciated!
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Definitely looks like a fake to me. The mushy reverse, the font style of the 1903 is slightly different and the fields are extremely smooth...
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stay away from that one
That one is clearly a fake....Cheers, RickO
I notified my contact there as soon as I saw it.
The coin is an obvious counterfeit. I guess we can also assume that the slab is bad.
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Seller ended the listing; I did find the previous sale and images show the same "coin". Unfortunate it shows on the PCGS valid cert auction history.
I wish they were all that easy!
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The reverse is really bad on this counterfeit.
No doubt about that one. I can't believe someone would try selling that garbage!
Holy Christ, look at the bottom curl.
I can't believe it shows previously sold!
well you helped me think of either a more scary scenario or at least equally scary as the:
authentic coin but actually lower grade in a higher numerically graded counterfeit holder.
i wonder if anyone has seen a counterfeit coin in a counterfeit holder with an authentic insert? - doesn't seem like a big upside as it limits quantity.
although i guess they are both somewhat limiting on quantity.
Definatly a fake
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100% counterfeit. The weakness in the design, "crumbling" design elements, and odd luster give it away...
Wow... I wish they were all that simple!
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Thank you for including photos embedded in this thread instead of just a link to the eBay auction which sometimes gets pulled. Thumbs up from me!
A very bad counterfeit, but not as bad as the 1915 $10 gold that was shown to me earlier in the day. It looks like the fake slab logo on the back bled over into the fake slab label on the front.