chris Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 hi everyone il be honest im quite paranoid about recieving fake coins and am top with early milled coins but not hammered i have a charles 1st shilling. now i know theres a bug load of variations for these coins but i am concerned slightly on the one i have this coin only being 4.5 grams in weight ive found everything else to be ok though but would apreciate any input from yourselves thanks chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Regardless of its legitimacy, I really like this piece. Seriously though everything looks fine at first glance, but one thing does bother me. The center obverse looks unusual which brings me to ask for a image of the rim. This type of mushy image can sometimes mean it is cast. I am not saying it is, because this can also be caused by salt water damage, corrosion, and a host of other things... This is part of the reason it is so difficult to tell from an image alone. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat25 Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 It looks genuine enough to me. The obverse seems a bit porous but this is probable a result of it being in the ground for much of its life id guess. Some of the more experienced members of the forum should be able to give you a more definate answer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Regardless of its legitimacy, I really like this piece. Seriously though everything looks fine at first glance, but one thing does bother me. The center obverse looks unusual which brings me to ask for a image of the rim. This type of mushy image can sometimes mean it is cast. I am not saying it is, because this can also be caused by salt water damage, corrosion, and a host of other things... This is part of the reason it is so difficult to tell from an image alone. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 some photos of the side of the coin. anymore photos of the coin needed im happt to assist thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 and some more i have gone all around the coin now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 last 2 photos of the sides of the coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 and some more i have gone all around the coin now The edge looks weird here. Is there any sort of line/seam running around the edge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 ive got back onto the seller, he has a very high feeback rating for all types of coins and he quickly came back. he was also unsure about it and happily gave me a refund on the item thanks vfox for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 ive got back onto the seller, he has a very high feeback rating for all types of coins and he quickly came back. he was also unsure about it and happily gave me a refund on the item thanks vfox for the help I'm glad to hear it worked out for you. It's much better to be safe than sorry. It's nice to see that a seller is willing to refund if the item is questionable, it says a lot about their ethics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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