Do you think its fake?

[Rawzone]

Saw this one up for auction.

Starting price 0.50 $.

sellar do not respond.

is it fake in your eyes

 

 

 

[wheat'swheats]

The photos are not good enough for me to tell but i do see damage above the eagle's head.

wheat

[Coindude]

Looks real to me. Is the seller from China? Zero feedback? Looks like a real one that was severely cleaned but it still has old crust in the right places for a cleaned coin.

[Rawzone]

no not china and many good feedbacks.

5050 sold 99%

i asked about a magnet test but no reply.

 

what would you pay for this?

[TomB]

Does not look real to me.

[BillJones]

Fake ...

 

It is the new Chinese "fallen 4" variety. Do you see how the "4" is lower than then other digits in the date? In the 1850s all four digits were punched into the die at one time. It might slant to the right or left, but only for all four digits, not just one.

 

Beyond that the Ms. Liberty's shield is strong while the rest of the design looks "ghostly." The digits in the date are not right either. The reverse is a reasonable copy although it does have some lumps such between "F" and "A."

 

what would you pay for this?

 

I would say that the guys who make this stuff should spend ten to twenty in the state pen.

[Rawzone]

please tell why not? what do you see.

 

it was my first thought to.. just feel like something is wrong

[BillJones]

please tell why not? what do you see.

 

it was my first thought to.. just feel like something is wrong

 

I thought I answered you question two minutes before this post.

[bsshog40]

please tell why not? what do you see.

 

it was my first thought to.. just feel like something is wrong

 

I thought I answered you question two minutes before this post.

Probably was posting to Toms post while you were posting Bill.

[e1cnr]

I wouldn't pay more tha $5 for it

 

reverse has blebs popping up from field and letters look bad

 

blow up the picture and check the letter M in AMERICA

 

stars in obverse also are funky and color is off (although that may be how the sellers silver coins look)

 

 

and it has been damaged and cleaned to help fool the people looking for a steal

[Rawzone]

Yes we postet almost at the same time..

 

Thanks alot bill for your info. I learn new things every day

 

its awesome

[James_OldeTowne]

Definitely fake.

[dcarr]

I'm not convinced that the obverse and reverse pictures are even of the same coin.

The reverse picture appears to be of a genuine coin (not possible to be 100% sure from that picture, however).

 

The 1854 obverse is positively a modern fake.

 

[Coindude]

Well the crustiness of the reverse sure fooled me into thinking it was real. I am grateful to Bill for pointing out the dropped 4 in the date. I would not have known that if he hadn't pointed it out.

[MarkFeld]

Well the crustiness of the reverse sure fooled me into thinking it was real. I am grateful to Bill for pointing out the dropped 4 in the date. I would not have known that if he hadn't pointed it out.

 

I agree with Mr. Carr - the reverse looks to be a genuine coin and the obverse, a counterfeit.