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Is this coin damaged or bad pic?
Halfpence
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Looks like the rim is too deep on one side. What do you think?
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Bad photos of a replica coin?
The stars look weird, I doubt it’s real.
Fake
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Agree, from that image. Not good.
I would pass.
Bad pic, bad coin, just bad...........
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What is the date/ mint mark? 53-P or 52-D?
52-D
Here's a picture of the reverse.
This looks to me to be the exact same coin, under question 5 years ago:
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=325813
Yup. Definitely fake.
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Broken letters, pimpling look similar to the coin @Halfpence mentioned but I think it's not the same exact coin but rather another fake from the same dies. jmho
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I had the same thought. The "8" and the word "Dollar" look like they've been worn or filed down in the pic I posted, versus the pics from 5 years ago. I also wondered if that was done intentionally since the larger "8" is a hallmark of the counterfeit. Whatever the case, the obverse rim characteristics are identical.
Fake
When I was in Beirut a few decades ago, I bought a few 1853-P Gold Dollars for $6 each. Considerably over melt! I complained, got nowhere, still bought them. They had 1 $3,I don't remember the date (1878?), for $8. They made great gifts.
They usually used real gold of proper weight and fineness. They targeted gold dollars and $3's since they had the highest numismatic premium over bullion value.
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