Anyone have close ups or diagnostics for a genuine 1854 Ty 2 $1 gold?? Crappy pictures attached

TexasNationals

I bought a 1854 Ty 2 $1 in AU-53-58 raw today. I took a gamble and can't get a picture worth a crap, I'll post the 2 10x shots I have, but doubt they will suffice. Does anyone have die markers or anything for a genuine TY2 1854 $1 Gold??





Thanks,

coinguy1

Sorry, it looks like a very poor copy.

PerryHall

Looks fake. The very sharp reeding is one of the giveaways.

ambro51

Pictures are not good. Perry is right, sprocket like reeding is always fake. One hallmark of real is clashmarks, heres my 1854 its clashed so hard you can see the outline of the bust on the reverse fields. Look for that... one thing I see on your coin I dont like is the strong 8 in the date. These all struck up horribly and the 8 is opposite the highest points on the bust and seldom filled out well.

coinkid855

Toothy denticles at 2 o' clock on the obverse and mushy denticles on the entire lower reverse is a god indication that this is a counterfeit. Sorry.



-Paul

CaptHenway

Frankly, I could not tell a thing from those photos.
TD