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$5 Indian, legit??

Tallpaul000Tallpaul000 Posts: 193 ✭✭
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Marks by the neck got me wondering

1911 obv

1911 rev

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  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    You might be right. A few other things look bad too. Either way you go it's really only worth the gold value in that condition.
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks AU and I've been known to be wrong a time or two image.
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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    idk about the indian but this one is legit and it is priceless!
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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,432 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't see any reason to question it authenticity

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  • mariner67mariner67 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭
    Looks legit.
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  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I don't see any reason to question it authenticity >>



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  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    Look at the reverse lettering. Lots of stuff going on there.
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Look for raised tooling marks on the coin (bumps, lumps, dots, gouges, etc.). I see several lumps in the reverse fields that I can't rule out based on the photo.

    If there's no sign of die polish/die cracks anywhere on the protected areas of the coin that's not a great sign....though inconclusive on it's own.

    Both of the above together is a good bet it's NG. Fakes often a have a weakish or semi-PL-ish luster that doesn't have much life to it. It should ring nice too when tapped with another coin.
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  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like about 1/4 ounce of gold to me.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,898 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm on the fence about this one. Having taken plenty of mediocre pictures in my time, I know that missing the luster in a photograph is easy enough to. The marks on the neck don't look good, but the lettering is crisp. This is one you need to see in person.
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