Authentic or Fake 1909 Gold quarter?

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Manfred1
Manfred1 Posts: 59 ✭✭
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Your opinion on this coin? I have a few issues with this particular coin .....

No dots between U.S.A ... date half cut off ... before i buy a fake and regret it lol


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  • RogerB
    RogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Have the seller get PCGS to certify this fake, then you can buy it.

  • Manfred1
    Manfred1 Posts: 59 ✭✭
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    @ RogerB
    Thank you very much... appreciated. :)

  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This is a coin type that should always be bought already certified by a major TPG. There are just too many fakes around.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • jwitten
    jwitten Posts: 5,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Laughably bad fake.

  • Manfred1
    Manfred1 Posts: 59 ✭✭
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    @291fifth
    @jwitten

    Thank you very much .. appreciated :)

  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Fake. The date is running off the bottom of the coin, and it's not struck off-center. That's just the beginning. Here's a real one.


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  • Manfred1
    Manfred1 Posts: 59 ✭✭
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    @BillJones

    Thank you ... nice coin ... :)

  • TomB
    TomB Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Counterfeit.

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  • morgandollar1878
    morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is a seriously bad fake. The eagle looks terrible and the lettering is running off the edges.

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  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's definitely bad. It may still be gold though.

    Collector, occasional seller

  • golden
    golden Posts: 10,535 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A fake from ten feet away!

  • steveben
    steveben Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    100% genuine fake.

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    bogus for sure.

  • derryb
    derryb Posts: 38,604 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 12, 2017 10:57AM
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    caricature coin, almost cartoonish

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  • jwitten
    jwitten Posts: 5,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    With all this said, I wouldn't mind owning it. I collect $2 1/2 Indians, and fakes intrigue me. I've never seen one this bad that didn't say COPY on it.

  • jwitten
    jwitten Posts: 5,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 12, 2017 12:43PM
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    Here are a few other fakes I've seen in the last year or so on ebay. The one from Hess I am pretty sure is a fake. The pics suck, so I am not 100% sure, but it looks no good to me.










  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep... definitely a fake....@jwitten.... Thanks for the other pictures of fakes... Cheers, RickO

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