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CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
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The field in front of Vicky looks like it has some cleaning lines.
Not genuine
Justin Meunier
Boardwalk Numismatics
I don't know, but I see the cleaning scratch lines. However, the vendor has 100% feedback. Don't know
I want to say fake but looks good. Way too good. Cleaned and retoned?
looks cleaned and retoned, thats for sure.
Lots of these high end modern copies coming from Japan in recent years.
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Fake, already reported it but eBay didn't take it down
Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
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I agree with cleaned and retoned, but what are the diagnostics which give it away as being a fake?
I don’t know about specific diagnostics, or if they are even that important nowadays. You can sometimes find multiple examples with what is supposed to be unique to an individual coin, but usually not. These types came around en masse on ebay in the mid 2010’s and maybe even earlier and they tend to have a certain look. I suppose the look is the general diagnostic, if that’s at all helpful. Also the rims and edges are often not right, but obviously more apparent in hand than photos.
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Just because of the way he's touching it, I'd stay away.
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Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Same coin from a different angle, from previous listing by the same seller
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If it's a fake, it's a pretty good one. What does the edge lettering say?
Immediately suspect due to the frosty luster. It should look at least PL, if not proof.
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