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is this a fake Mercury dime
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  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,326 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Link not working for me....
    ----- kj
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not working for me.... Cheers, RickO
  • This one?

    Link
  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,326 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The numeral '4' does not match up with the picture in my redbook. The genuine one seems to have the underlying stem of the 4 running parallel with the regular 4. The link shows the underying stem of the 4 at a slant. So, IMO, it is suspicious.

    But I will use my normal disclaimer; I am not an expert in this series, do not play one on TV, and I did not stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night. My advice and $1.50 will entitle you to a cup of coffee at McD's.
    ----- kj
  • that is the link thank you.
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I vote FAKE!! Furthermore, I don't trust the seller.
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,190 ✭✭✭✭
    Looks off... I wouldn't buy it.
    Lurking and learning since 2010. Full-time professional numismatist based in SoCal.
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's a pretty fair job of adding metal to make it look real, but it's absolutely a fake in my opinion. The photo on the left is the eBay coin; the one on the right is a PCGS-66+ from a Heritage auction.

    image

    There's no sign of doubling in the right side of the opening of the 4, nor on the underside of its crossbar. There's also not nearly enough at the junction of the crossbar and the vertical 'post' in the 4. Equally glaring is, there's nothing around the end of the upper loop of the 2.

    When in doubt, don't.
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Auction was reported and has been killed by eBay.
    When in doubt, don't.

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