help with my 1809 Dime

Is this Fake? This has been in a coffee can since the sixties so if its fake, its an old one. help me out! I grade this XF-40 if its real am I close?

 

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From these pics it looks ok to me .
rzage

 

I have it on ebay right now and i have had 3 people tell me what a scumbag I am for trying to sell it. If its fake I will pull it ASAFP.

 

I all honestly I cannot tell the difference between the genuine 8 and 0 then yours, other then the ware so Its going to look a little different.

 

On the coins Doug shows the bottom loop of the 8 are round , yours are kinda oval .
rzage

 

Have you weighed it ? Also now that I'm looking more closely it's kinda wierd how the reverse has so much less wear than the obverse . I'm leaning towards fake now .
sorry . Hope I'm wrong .
rzage

 

That coin is fake.

Edit to add:

There is only one variety for the 1809 capped bust dime, and yours does not match up with the correct diagnostics. All one needs to do to tell is compare the pictures in Doug's post to yours. Look at the star pointing at the headband, and also compare where the stars point in relation to the dentils.

 

I'm curious how you obtained this piece...After thinking more about it I decided to do a little investigating and it's not a contemporary counterfeit...It's a modern day replica from China.

Edit to add a picture of your coin:

 

...It's a modern day replica from China. VS:
This has been in a coffee can since the sixties
??? I'm puzzled..
Steve

 

I'm not puzzled at all, that coin hasn't been in a can since the 60's

 

I agree. Doug's examples show that the bottom right point on the left top star is pointed towards the bottom of the band (what's it called) with Liberty on it, while that point on the same star point to the top of the band.

Oops, thats what he said.

 

Ah now i see that very slight detail about the star, man they are getting so good at making these coins, Gah.

 

I took the liberty of reporting this coin to ebay as a counterfeit since the OP didn't remove the listing after confirmation:http://cgi.ebay.com/Extremely-RARE-...06?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3f07d18c52

Anyone else that would like to join in to help get it removed would be great.

 

I reported it too . I thought the op said he would take it down if it prooved counterfeit . Well it is counterfeit .
rzage

 

An interesting post at CU Forums said that if it's genuine, it is a die variety that has not been reported. Food for thought.

 

See post #9, IMO this is not a new variety. I'll let you decide for yourself
http://www.jinghuashei.com/html/product/1009032025567275.html

 

Looks like the same fake . Just worn different .

 

We just saved his reputation!

 

Yeah the diagnostics match IMO. Probably just a later die state.