Does this 'S' mintmark look OK?
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Look for the dot inside the upper loop of S almost resting on the curved crossbar of S
maybe somebody can post pic, i am not a good pic poster
actually, somebody correct me, there might be an S punch that dosnt have this come to think of it
That coin looks suspicious. I’m leaning toward counterfeit, until more pics are posted to allow for a definitive answer.
The “S” should be thicker in the center. This one appears to be more snake like.
Stronger lighting on the ‘S’ itself would be helpful.
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The whole piece is counterfeit,imo.
The first T in Trust look slanted.... Not a good start
Yeah, I don't like the overall look, lack of detail, and the MM shape.
The short answer is “no”. I attempted to expand the mm area on mine, but was unsuccessful. Here’s the full obv:
Note the difference in the “S” compared to yours. The ends of the letter flair out a little + there’s the thickness. @BillJones has correctly pointed out the “snakelike” appearance of your mm. I think @CoinFinder has also raised a good point about the first “T” in TRUST. I could find no examples in CoinFacts that show that.
I will say the location of your mm is not a red flag; some examples look like that & others are similar to mine.
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Looks bad to me.
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Could we see a picture of the reverse. There is a marker on some counterfeit cents that might help determine if it is genuine or not.
Also the zero in the date looks round when it should be more oval shaped.
S mint coins of that year had a thick, boxy look to them and was more toward the 0, rather than the center of the first 9 and the 0. That flick on the top of the S in the CopperIndian post is also missing.
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The “S” looks a bit thin, and the whole coin looks slightly “off”, but it appears to be a much better than average fake.
@DoubleEagle59: Some of these posts are starting to go off the rails. Suggest checking CoinFacts & the examples shown for accuracy.
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