1911-D $2 1/2 Indian......Genuine? Expert opinions needed

Manorcourtman

Does this key date on eBay look genuine to you experts?

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ziggy29

I'm not an expert on this series, so I will withhold an opinion there. But it never fails to amaze why, even if this *is* genuine, WHY would someone sell it raw on eBay?

adamlaneus

I do not see how one could tell based on those lousy pictures.

In order to tell if an indian is genuine, I insist on getting a magnifying glass out and looking at the deepest part of the incuse neck to look for softness and tooling.
So far the bad indians i've seen have gotten the neck wrong in some way.

But even if it passes that test, how can I be certain as I am not a professional coin grader?

This is a coin i'd insist on buying in an authenticated, slabbed format.

TwoSides2aCoin

It looks authentic to me from what I see, but the vinyl surrounding it scares me. How long has it been in vinyl ? (PVC). It's pricey, but the seller has a return policy !

The shoulder feather detail has odd wear, by the way (my opinion).

messydesk

Danger! Danger! No only do crappy pictures abate ascertaining authenticity, but the sticker on the flip, which seems packaged for a TPG submission, has what looks like an NGC serial number on it "1146161-013." I haven't submitted to NGC before, but is that one of their toe-tags? Proceed with caution.

segoja

Well at least they take paypal.

Why would you sell something like this on e-bay raw.

A fool and their money are soon departed, as most likely is the case here.

oldcameoproofsguy

Every date and MM of $2 1/2 Indians have counterfiets.

I'd leave this one alone.

TwoSides2aCoin

and I would not expect to see such smooth fields and cheek with that much wear on the obverse. So, I would not bid on this coin.

mhammerman

Wait till you get one of those in hand at a show or a B&M before you pull the trigger; you'll enjoy the experience and outcome much more.

Tvac897

Hard to tell due to poor picture quality...

PerryHall

This is not the type of coin you should be buying raw on eBay.

BlindedByEgo

Such a purchase would be quite a gamble...

Oldtrader3

The second star to the right of the "Y" in LIBERTY is recut and does not look genuine. I rotated and blew the coin image up on Photoshop and IMHO, it is counterfeit. Too many weird diagnostics on blown up image. I would be very careful with this one!

BECOKA

It would be too difficult to tell from those photo's. The fields look fishy. Even if it is real chances are it's been cleaned or damaged somehow.

streeter

OH GOD, RUN----run as fast as you can ---away-----from buying this coin sight unseen. You want problems, go ahead.

coinbuf

Wow nearly $2500 for a raw 11-D I bought mine for $1300 a few yrs back, mabey its time to flip that sucker.