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Help grade this 1852 Gold Liberty

Fuller88Fuller88 Posts: 27
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What are your guys opinons on the grade of this 1852 $1.00 Type 1 Gold Liberty? Im new to this digital camera stuff so I only have the front side pic, so bare with me on it.


1852 Gold Liberty

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  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,788 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks counterfeit to me! (maybe a lebanon issue)


  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not a great photo, but I do see what look like diagonal hairlines suggesting that the coin has been cleaned. Unless there is a C, D, or O on the reverse, it is probably not worth more than $150-200.
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  • Fuller88Fuller88 Posts: 27


    << <i>Looks counterfeit to me! (maybe a lebanon issue) >>



    How do you figure that?
  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    It may be real, but it has been harsly cleaned. You can't see much from the picture, but you can see the cleaning lines.
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  • Fuller88Fuller88 Posts: 27
    How can you tell a fake?
  • constructconstruct Posts: 932
    Those raised bumps in the fields make me nervous. Cast copy?
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Actually, it looks counterfeit to me, too. The mushiness of the design makes me very distrustful. And the raised spot under the bust and those to the left. Added, the depression to the right also is a worrisome thing.
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  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    Without better pictures I may as well be throwing darts.image
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,907 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree with the majority. Looks fake. Fuller88---Where did you get this coin and how long have you owned it?

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,855 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't like the raised bumps in the field one bit. The dentiles also look to be off along with the highest elements of the design.

    The photo is not the best, but what I can see, I think the coin is bad.
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  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    I can't tell from the picture.
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