donj
Sr. Member
- Feb 13, 2011
- 295
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- Detector(s) used
- Nokta Fors CoRe, garretts gti2500, gtp1350 minelab 30 whites coinmaster 3 and a DFX300.
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Did you put a magnet to it?
I can not make it out in the picture of the edge of the coin, is the edge lettered?
Did you put a magnet to it?
Check it's weight and compare against a known genuine coin.
Place the coin on a well lit, flat surface. A table would work well. Ideal would be to put the coin on a Black Cloth. Hold the camera about 2 or 3 feet above the coin (phone camera?). Zoom in on the coin. Hold your breath and secure your camera so it is as still as possible. Make sure there are no shadows on the coin.
I am sitting about 75% fake, 25% real. That star at the top near the head looks pretty wonky, The surfaces are not right. There is not enough detail in the pictures because of a lack of focus to tell. Smooth edges are wrong, but not 100% wrong. It was not uncommon to file the edges to get a bit of extra silver. Do that to a few hundred coins and you make $1 or $2 (not insignificant). Look for file marks on the edge of the coin.
My question is why would someone fake a coin that isn't rare or too valuable?
Looks like writing on the side, just faint. Nice find if its real. Clean it up by leaving it in your pocket with other junk silver coins, after a month it should look good as new.
Looks like writing on the side, just faint. Nice find if its real. Clean it up by leaving it in your pocket with other junk silver coins, after a month it should look good as new.
It looks to me to be real but maybe a metal detecting find. I know silver can look as good as the day it was dropped but in harsh conditions or a field loaded with fertilizer over many years, silver can do some funky things. I great find nonetheless!!