1889-CC - Real or Fake?

StopMotion

Everybody seemed to enjoy the thread (JZrarities) posted on the "Pine Tree" coin, so I thought I'd try another.

Real or Fake?

Stop Motion

AUandAG

I'll play along.....second 8 is too big and 9 is too low. Fake.
bob

greymars

Fake IMHO

MidLifeCrisis

Well, I really don't have a clue...but it looks fake to me.

PerryHall

Has that unnatural uniform sandblast texture so I'm saying FAKE.

JJM

Has that unnatural uniform sandblast texture so I'm saying FAKE.

thats exactly what I thought the first 1.576 secs too

DJCoinz

Fake.

achillesaero

Not one rim nick!.ahhhhhh I say its fake!

NumisOxide

Looks fake.

achillesaero

okay maybe one!

dmb411

I believe it was altered from an O-mint.

ahooka454

fake all the way.

jerryf43

fake ........

messydesk

Well, since it's yours, I'm going to say no real. Upon closer inspection, the mintmark is set such that it could be VAM 2, but it looks funny, so I'll still say no real.

Edited to add: And what's with the right stars on the obverse? They look deformed, similar to a certain 1879-CC die pairing I've seen (never in BU) that has been authenticated by TPGs.

Coxe

Thought the 9 appears tilted right too much, it does look like a VAM-2. Could be a counterfeit made form a VAM-2 template coin. More likely, it is a genuine one that has had a bad chemistry lesson.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

The date is too iffy. Fake.

ricko

It appears fake.... strange surface.. date not uniform... would love to compare it side by side with a real one... (not at home computer).... so, will cast my vote for fake. Cheers, RickO

CoinKing1969

Real

tightbudget

Fake. Details don't seem crisp.

morganbarber

I vote real coin with questionable surfaces and altered date.

PerryHall

<< <i>Has that unnatural uniform sandblast texture so I'm saying FAKE.

thats exactly what I thought the first 1.576 secs too >>



An overly long soak in coin dip may explain the porous surfaces but I'll still vote for fake.

morgansforever

It has that flat, dull look to it. Something is not right.

Maybe to much dip?

DoubleEagle59

I think it's fake, but I'm no expert.

Sunnywood

Here's a real one for comparison. The OP coin could be real, in terms of the date and the mintmark. But one would need to look more closely for actual die diagnostics to rule out a counterfeit. I can't see enough detail in the images to accomplish that. The surfaces and color look dipped, but that doesn't make a coin any less authentic - just makes it less collectible and/or less valuable.

gonzer

Dead surfaces, fake IMO.