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Is my 1931-S Wheat cent real?

CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭
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  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,155 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My considered opinion is that they are all real cents. image

    Seriously, I don't know the diagnostics to look for, but the mintmark looks "off" on 1 and 3, while 2 has more of a "real coin" look.

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  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭
    All look good to me.

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  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah....I'm not sure what the right answer is either.

    But for that reason alone, it's probably a really good lesson! It's too easy to think such things are EASY, and an added mintmark/altered date will just "reveal itself". These are all pretty beat up coins, and the mint marks are beat up as well. I think any of them could fool non-experts.

    But, never one to be deterred by my own ignorance, I'm guessing that:

    1 and 2 are fake. (Based on evidence of heat caused coloration changes, more than anything else.)
    3 is real? (Dirt around the mintmark appears to be consistent with that around the date).


    That's my story, and I'm sticking to it....until someonce corrects me. image
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  • looked at CF and not sure now as the big pics are throwing me off as I can not see location.
  • coppercoinscoppercoins Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭
    All of them look fine to me.
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  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They all look fine to me. Note the wear and tear on the mint marks is all along the same line as the date. In added mint mark situations that would not be the case since the mint-mark is added later.
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  • You can't post a raw coin on this board that isn't perfect-let alone a coin with photos like that-and not have some people tell you it isn't genuine. I have no idea if any of those cents are real...they could all be genuine.
  • droopyddroopyd Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭
    These all look good, there are some bogus ones out there but because they're not worth as much as, say, an 09SVDB there's a lot less incentive to do quality work, usually the added mintmark on a 1931 or altered final digit in a 193X-S are very easy tells. There may be some transfer die counterfeits, I haven't seen one, but those would also be pretty obvious.
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  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now, I want to know what the answer is! I was assuming it was a quiz instead of an actual question of authenticity....but maybe there is no "answer".

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  • CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Now, I want to know what the answer is! I was assuming it was a quiz instead of an actual question of authenticity....but maybe there is no "answer". >>



    I can tell you this they were all 3 sent in to PCGS for authentication..... image

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  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now, you're just teasing! image
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  • OK CZ that is not fair, what did they come back as?
  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭
    no
    yes
    no
    Frank

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,167 ✭✭✭✭✭
    looks ok to me (fwiw)
  • FrankcoinsFrankcoins Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭
    All 3 are genuine
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  • GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    The dates don't look altered, and the mintmark style is right on all 3.
    Maybe the gunk around the mintmarks is making some people not trust them but I think it's only dirt.

    I think all of them will come back authentic.
    Ed
  • CoinZipCoinZip Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭
    These were all 3 sent in by another dealer, they are not my coins.

    They are all 3 in problem free holders.



    Does anyone know of any online guides or information on 1931-S Wheat Cents?

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