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Does this 1912 $2.5 Indian look authenic? What grade do you think it may be?

tizofthetizofthe Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭
edited August 26, 2017 8:20AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Would you question this coin to be authenic. Does it look XF or ? A buy or not buy at 185.00?


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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hard to guage authenticity from the pics provided.....looks OK....AU50, possibly wiped/cleaned

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,336 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Scratch in obverse field. Pass.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • Jackthecat1Jackthecat1 Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭

    If it is real it currently contains $156 in gold. I would probably buy it.

    Member ANS, ANA, GSNA, TNC



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  • KollectorKingKollectorKing Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 26, 2017 9:49AM

    @Jackthecat1 said:
    If it is real it currently contains $156 in gold. I would probably buy it.

    The same coin is listed on BST

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,964 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't think that this coin is worth anything over melt given the obverse scratch and dull surfaces. For only a bit more money, you could buy a decent collector grade piece.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 8,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 26, 2017 12:01PM

    Genuine, EF-45. I like the look of it as a "dirty" un-cleaned original.
    The so-called "scratch" is pretty minor. I've seen a lot worse on higher-graded coins and nobody seems to mind then. Depending on how deep it is, it may be more of a stain than a scratch.

    Anyway, not too bad a deal at $185. I'd be at $170 maybe.

    Moonlight Mint
  • tommy44tommy44 Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hard to tell from photos but looks OK and XF45 maybe AUish. Keep in mind that these are frequently counterfeited and deserves a good look in hand. Even if counterfeit it is probably gold and as stated above would melt around $156.

    it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,252 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's real and fairly priced.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is authentic, XF grade....The seller is a trusted individual.... Cheers, RickO

  • jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,144 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, it is genuine, and I would pay even more for it than that, so I say go for it.

  • jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,144 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like it is already over $200 now

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