Is this SLQ Authentic?

LikesLincoln · February 11, 2009 8:54AM

drwstr123 · February 11, 2009 8:55AM

It doesn't look it to me, but then again, what do I know?

SilverEagles92 · February 11, 2009 8:56AM

Do you have it in hand?

Weigh it.

LikesLincoln · February 11, 2009 8:58AM

I dont have a scale for grams. I will have to take it somewhere.

gonzer · February 11, 2009 9:00AM

The fields look dead. Not good, but to quote drwstr, "what do I know?"

Raybo · February 11, 2009 9:02AM

It's the real deal.

gecko109 · February 11, 2009 9:09AM

Coins with that much detail generally dont look like that. It has the look of a coin thats been in circulation, yet has little/no wear. But conversley, the coin has absolutely zero luster, which you would expect to see on a coin with those details. I dont know my fakes from reals, but if I HAD to guess, I say fake.

doh · February 11, 2009 9:11AM

Real with "messed-with" surfaces is my guess.

BobSav · February 11, 2009 9:18AM

Looks ok to me !

If in doubt weigh it.

Bob

UtahCoin · February 11, 2009 9:20AM

<< <i>Real with "messed-with" surfaces is my guess. >>

My thoughts too.

PerryHall · February 11, 2009 9:22AM

Doesn't look real to me. Luster looks way off.

LikesLincoln · February 11, 2009 9:24AM

Here is a better shot of the luster.

ambro51 · February 11, 2009 9:31AM

Is the reeding nice and sharp and even all around the coin?

PawPaul · February 11, 2009 9:34AM

you either got somethin special or it's a fake

LikesLincoln · February 11, 2009 9:36AM

LindeDad · February 11, 2009 9:38AM

I just looked at a MS coin on Heritage and the fields are smooth not that granualer effect your coin shows.
So this may be a acid dipped dug out of the ground coin. Or something else.

Hurricane · February 11, 2009 9:50AM

1917 Ty1 is the best struck coin of the series.....

Has album slide marks which are common with these...

In some of the photos it almost looks cast...

TCoins · February 11, 2009 9:59AM

Sonething smells afoul in Denmark

PawPaul · February 11, 2009 10:06AM

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at that angle you can see it's whizzed

gecko109 · February 11, 2009 10:08AM

<< <i>Here is a better shot of the luster.

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Here is your diagnostic point. Notice the little lump of metal under the "V" in unum? Is that supposed to be there?

drwstr123 · February 11, 2009 10:13AM

MrEureka · February 11, 2009 10:23AM

I see no reason to doubt the authenticity of the coin. It does look like it was cleaned and wiped, but nothing more serious than that.

kaz · February 11, 2009 10:28AM

If it's fake, it's awfully clever. (There is also a little raised bump above the 'toe' of the R in LIBERTY). I opine that it is genuine, but whizzed, given the parallel lines on both sides and that odd grainy surface.

sinin1 · February 11, 2009 10:35AM

I question a couple 'holes' on the obverse

between the L and the I, between the R and the T are a couple
and just to the left of the shield

thgese look like minted rather than post mint
which would mean blebs on the die or a strike-through

I would not want to buy just from your picture
butmay like in hand

as previously mentioned, angle shot shows whizzed but can do that with copies as well

ambro51 · February 11, 2009 11:29AM

I think that coin was cleaned with cyanide and then allowed to retone. Since potassium cyanide is a solvent for all silver compounds, tarnish as well as the metal itself, that would explain the granularity.

veryfine · February 11, 2009 11:31AM

This coin looks authentic to me.
The "pebbly" texture on the reverse is common on 16 and 17 T1 SLQs. In addition, the luster can sometimes be lifeless and flat on these coins. It does, however look cleaned or altered in some manner.

LikesLincoln · February 25, 2009 11:52PM

Its whizzed. Took a a dealer, looked at it with a microscope.
It looks good in my 7070. But, I wish I had gotten my money back when it was still possible.

barbershopper · February 26, 2009 3:31AM

<< <i>you either got somethin special or it's a fake >>

Just look at Libertys toes on her left foot.
That's a magnificent strike if it's not a fake.
Also, the shield is full.
JT

veryfine · February 26, 2009 3:43AM

The 17 T1 is by far, the sharpest struck SLQ in the entire series. Sharp toes, shield and head detail are the norm for this date. The 1917 branch mints, especially the San Francisco issue, often display obvious strike weakness.
Do not compare the 17 T1 to other dates in the series.

Frankcoins · February 26, 2009 3:53AM

Does it weigh correct? Sometimes cast counterfeits are whizzed to simulate luster.

dorkkarl · February 26, 2009 4:16AM

real & ugly

K S

robkool · February 26, 2009 4:53AM

I'm suspecting it was dipped in a cleaning solution (acid) to remove environmental damage already done to the coin's surface (light corrosion), and then wiped...

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