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1931 S Wheat Cent Real or no Real

CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭
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Which 1931 S Wheat Cent is the real one?


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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,228 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Send me all 3 for inspection...
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    TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My plan is to guess....then claim I'm right when the answer is revealed. image

    Actually, I think I can pick out one fake for sure. Picking between the other two wasn't easy. Looking forward to the answer!
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    GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    I'll go against the trend.
    Is it the bottom one?
    Ed
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    OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am suspicious of all three. I don't think that any of them are.

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    rec78rec78 Posts: 5,691 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I dunno, never did much study on this date. I will guess no.2 is the real one! Wha'd I win? image
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    cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,891 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The middle one is the real one, IMO.
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Middle..... Cheers, RickO
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    1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    bottom one is fake.
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    CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The first one.

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    dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I want to hear everyone's rationales when this is disclosed! image

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    PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭✭✭
    just a WAG top?
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    stevebensteveben Posts: 4,596 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i have no idea, but the bottom one is what i choose (as fake) and the reason is that it looks like the s is over a d.
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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,153 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought the bottom one looked like an added mint mark, wasn't sure about the top or middle, they both looked Ok, but I voted for the middle being the real one.

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    SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    the bottom mint mark style is why I suggest it may be spurious.

    I am not sure as a fact though.
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    braddickbraddick Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is there a chance we are all wrong?

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    GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    The question was "Which 1931 S Wheat Cent is the real one?" so that implies 2 of them are fake and one is real, correct?

    That's how I interpreted image
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    drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,028 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The real '31-S has serifs.
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    CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The question was "Which 1931 S Wheat Cent is the real one?" so that implies 2 of them are fake and one is real, correct?

    That's how I interpreted image >>



    You are correct one is an authentic 31-S and the other 2 have added mint marks.....


    PM me if ya want to know which one is real.

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    SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The real '31-S has serifs. >>



    your right I got it reversed.
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, the bottom one looks different from the other two, and there's only one real one. Must be the bottom one is real and the others no real.
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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm going with the top one.

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    braddickbraddick Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I say although one of these is most certainly real, the other two most assuredly are not.

    peacockcoins

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    OverdateOverdate Posts: 6,939 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They're all real. Two are "enhanced". image

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    OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    To me it don't matter as I suspect all key dates with dark gunk in and around the date and MM.......Bottom Line ***NO SALE***

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    lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭✭
    First one is legit.
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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I went middle but who would fake a cheap cent? Probably all three are real.

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    coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 10,775 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I went middle but who would fake a cheap cent? Probably all three are real.

    bobimage >>



    It would seem that you are unaware of the value of this date/mm. The top is the real coin.
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    luckybucksluckybucks Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭
    Late to the party. I am suspect of all three, but the top one looks closest to a genuine 31S. The bottom one is fake, as the bottom of the 3 has too long of a tail.

    AuandAg: The 1931S Lincoln is a tough coin. It is worth hundreds of dollars in UNC grades, and thousands in grades above MS65RD.
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    tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...number 4 is the authentic one..image
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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 5,978 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Top.......fake
    Middle...........fake
    Bottom.................authentic

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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,611 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The. coin on the left is fake
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    DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm guessing the top one is real with the second and third having added mintmarks.

    The reason why I came to this conclusion is that this is a pretty tough coin to find in well circulated condition because when people understood the low mintage of the 1931 S Lincoln they were hoarded. Accordingly, significant wear is difficult to find however, XF and higher coins are "common".

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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So far, a minimum of 49% of responders are wrong. Doesn't say much for our authentication skills when a coin flip would be as accurate. image
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