1899 DDR Barber Quarter Follow-up
burfle23
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A previous post back in May of last year about a suspect 1899 “DDR quarter” was ended as an investigation into its status was conducted.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/12333934#Comment_12333934
There is an update on our end from the recent FUN show- there was a report of a second example, this one raw and several folks there were able to review it “in hand”.
My contact there reported he had reviewed “the suspect piece and it is the same counterfeit, though a different specimen. It was weighed, and it came in at 6.05 grams, which is about .2 grams light. It was raw in a flip, had somewhat splotchy toning.
He noted “looking at the photo of the 1899 DDR variety listed in the David Lawrence book, this piece and the other (PCGS) piece were both missing the large die chip present in the example listed in Dave's Complete Guide book”.
The attached image is from the Complete Guide photo of the aforementioned area, plus the same area of the counterfeit as comparison.
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Great detective work @burfle23!
Details are definitely mushy and wavy on the right image.
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Interesting...and great follow-up.....Thanks for the pictures. Cheers, RickO
great post, thanks
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