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FlyingAl
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It would appear I was mistaken.
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Pics in the listing are overlit and poor. Trying to decide if it's fake or just a worn and cleaned ex-bezel piece. Note the nice denticles.
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It looks like a heavily circulated and cleaned coin. I don't see anything that would indicate that it's counterfeit although with those pics it's certainly possible.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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Date digits look good. Looks mushy but probably the photo.
Ok, I was probably mistaken on this one then. The lack of detail and the overall appearance of the coin, especially the fields just seemed like huge red flags to me.
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I couldn't tell for sure. I definitely wouldn't buy it because it's definitely heavily messed with but not sure about authenticity.
Hmmm. Would have been nice to have some context for all this great feedback. Too bad the OP deleted relevant photos/link.
I figured that since it was an active listing I should remove the link if I was mistaken. Here are the images:
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Yikes! What a mess. I think I would gave guessed fake, as well.
Looks like an ex-jewelry coin. It wouldn't surprise me if there's solder on the edge.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Trying to follow along and learn, by "fields" and "mushy" are you referring to the background areas that should be flat but rather look like a textured sheet rock wall? Is that effect something that could happen if it was heavily acid washed?
That type of wear often comes when a gold coin has been used as jewelry - as @PerryHall has indicated above. May have solder on the edge, or may have been in a bezel. Cheers, RickO