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tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
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For $27 it looked good enough to try. Weight coming up Edited to add - 26.6 Krause says 26.4. Pretty good fake if that is what it is
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  • Jinx86Jinx86 Posts: 3,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very pretty piece, I havent seen a fake with that eye appeal, but who knows their methods may be that advanced.
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not my area of expertise, but it looks good to me. If i'm not mistaken, based on the obverse legend, it's Year 9 (1920) (KM Y329.6; L&M 77)

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder how accurate Krause is, then I wonder what how tolerances were when the originals were made - could there be some variation?
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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    Thanks guys. I feel it is real as well - even if the weight is off a little. I might send it in with my next submission to find out for sure.
  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,377 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks real to me.
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  • secondrepublicsecondrepublic Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭
    looks real to me based on the toning and luster.
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  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭


    << <i>looks real to me based on the toning and luster. >>



    Almost exactly what I was going to say.
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  • DShamisDShamis Posts: 11
    Coin looks real sharp... As Jack stated it is a 1920 (better year than the 1914).
    I have handled about several hundred of these and most weigh in at 26.6/26.7 - Don't pay attention to Krause here.
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    I'm guessing you already checked for magnetism ...

    I have handled real and counterfeits and this looks real to me. One heck of an amazing deal you lucky SOB image
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  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Looks like a lovely coin and amazing deal. Ifit is a fake it would have had me beat.
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  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,186 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks good to me. I pay you $40 if you don't want it. That's more than 50% profit.
  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    Thanks everyone. I feel pretty good about my purchase now. Coincidently I saw more of this type today. However they were obvious fakes
  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey like all others above I agree - you did good - unsure why you even thought it was a fake - has no fake charecteristics - congrat! image
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