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Is this an error or a contemporary counterfeit?
goldrealmoney79
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The reverse has an appearance of a shattered die, but the observe has all these bubbles which make me think its a counterfeit? Hoping more experienced members can chime in.
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Not genuine IMO.
"which make me think its a counterfeit"
You hit the nail on the head.
The bubbles are in a substance adhering to the surface
The bubbles are in a substance adhering to the surface
Agree with @MsMorrisine - looks like someone poured a clear urethane type substance over the coin and it wrapped around to the reverse. Obviously not an error as stated in the auction.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Will a soak in acetone remove this urethane? I guess it wouldn't hurt to try.
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Unknown substance
Unknown solution
So wrong, in so many ways.
Even the mint mark is wrong.
Bad case of cudies get out the sanitizer
Genuine, covered with epoxy on the obverse, and a little around the rims on the reverse.
Since it is a two-part adhesive (resin plus catalyst/hardener), typical solvents won't touch it.
I wonder if it can be removed with heat from a small butane torch.
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I've done that for epoxied coins that I need to prepare for over-striking.
The problem is, the resin in the epoxy doesn't melt or peel off - it burns.
So the result is a blackened/scorched coin. I can then get the black off by sand-blasting.
But that ruins the surface for any collector coin (but it works OK if I am going to over-strike the coin).
I guess that coin is destined for the melt bucket. :'(
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It certainly did not leave the mint in that condition... Get melt price and move on. Cheers, RickO