Opinions on this coin based only on the obverse

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seateddime
seateddime Posts: 6,180 ✭✭✭
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There is a good reason I am posted just the obverse, I will share it later.

What is your opinion based on what you see?

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  • llafoe
    llafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
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    Is it cast aluminum?
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  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The star alignment says Quarter.
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  • llafoe
    llafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
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    << <i>The star alignment says Quarter. >>



    I thought when the stars aligned it said "Love"? image
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  • Staircoins
    Staircoins Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭✭
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    I'm guessing it's a cast fake.

  • Sonorandesertrat
    Sonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    << <i>I'm guessing it's a cast fake. >>



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    Another possibility is that it has been in a fire. Soot particles are acidic and can damage coin surfaces.
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  • seateddime
    seateddime Posts: 6,180 ✭✭✭
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    It is in fact a fake.
    I seldom check PM's but do check emails often jason@seated.org

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  • DorkGirl
    DorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
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    image Now can we see the reverse?
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  • DoubleEagle59
    DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It may be afake but I see another scenario.

    How about a coin that has been way overdipped and then retoned?
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  • AUandAG
    AUandAG Posts: 25,050 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    fake CC.

    bob
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  • TwoSides2aCoin
    TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,216 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Would this be something like a half-asked opinion ?
  • messydesk
    messydesk Posts: 20,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Did the counterfeiter use the Barber reverse?
    John
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  • rawmorgan
    rawmorgan Posts: 618 ✭✭✭
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    From the pic it looks "grainy" and the wear is inconsistent, but as stated though it is a fake.


    Is it a novelty two headed coin?
  • Bear
    Bear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
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    Looks like pot metal.
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  • roadrunner
    roadrunner Posts: 28,374 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Surfaces have that porous look to them. Toning looks odd for what appears to be a VF-XFish coin. That's the kind of toning I would expect on a common date unc coin, not a circ.

    The shape of Liberty's features show that it's a quarter. The other denominations all have their own distinctive Miss Liberty.

    When I saw the "1870" date on that it just looked wrong for some reason. I've seen enough business strike 1870 quarters and my gut feel says it's too big.
    It looks too tall and squarish. When looking at the date digits on counterfeits the inside ovals are often cruder and rounder than what the mint used.

    roadrunner
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  • travelingman
    travelingman Posts: 73
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    Too me the date is off,

    The coin looks wrong but,

    The uneven strike, it could very well fool many.

    This is good enough to fool many, did it fool you?

    an 1870 P in this grade is $200.

    An 1870 s in Coin World, page 1.
  • fcloud
    fcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
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    It just looks wrong.

    Without seeing it in hand I would vote fake.

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  • kaz
    kaz Posts: 9,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The dentils are a mess, malformed and with casting pits in them.

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