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1899 $5 Liberty, Is this real or fake?

tlhoytlhoy Posts: 2,204
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I'm looking around doing some investigating and found this. I'm not a gold expert so I need your help here. eBay pictures, so I can't do anything about them.
Thanks

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,253 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Could be fake, or lightly burnished, or just a bad image. Impossible to say for sure.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just a poor picture is my guess.

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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here is a MS64 for comparison.
    imageimage
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • tlhoytlhoy Posts: 2,204
    imageimage
  • TheRavenTheRaven Posts: 4,143 ✭✭✭✭
    On Ebay, stay far far away is my opinion.
    Collection under construction: VG Barber Quarters & Halves
  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,014 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks kinda slick, like maybe it was a jewelry piece or something. Ring removed, maybe, or rode around in a bezel for a while?

    It isn't a rare coin, is it? Who needs the risk -- surely if it's something you want, a little looking will find you a reliably graded one from a reputable source. From one who has learned this the hard way --

    MD
    mirabela
  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    Liberty's smile looks a little off, must be counterfeit.image
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.

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