1934 Wreath Crown

Heritage

The person he has suggested is from another auction company. But this coin was also purchased from Heritage and they do a thorough check and sometimes even note description errors made by TPG companies. I just cannot see them overlooking such a crucial key date coin.

I did check and yes it looks like the same coin. Their photo has a lot of glare on it but you can see the wear on the high points as in my coin. Quite frankly I think we are getting more and more paranoid because of the higher quality replicas and faking of holders. I had purchased some uncertified coins on eBay and could easily see that they were cast items and not minted coins. Those purchases were reversed. But to me this looks like the real thing.

BTW his opinion is based only on the scans and although many other members on that forum thought it was genuine and he was mistaken, he was adamant. Should I just ignore his opinions from now on :)???

Hi Nordle11 and thanks for the welcome. He said there were 'casting' signs which I cannot for the life of me see!!! Said that it had many signs it was a fake and claimed to be the authority on 1930's crowns. I will copy some of his comments below: " Please look at the pictures magnified up and you should see exactly what I am saying. I obviously do not have the coin in hand, but there are other "damning" attributes such as the G5 hair detail, and the handiwork around the ears - just not right. I know the series perhaps fairly well, as I have collected late milled British for over 25 years and well familiar with patterns, OMS, VIP Record proofs (incidentally these are misattributed by the American TPGs quite frequently, or at least with respect to their appearance). This would not be typical wear, and a highly unusual appearance for true 1934s as I look at virtually all specimens coming to market on major dealer listings and auctions; it does have the look of some of the spurious bits. "

Reverse

Hi. I'm new to this site. I had purchase this 1934 Crown a while back from a reputable auction house. However, more recently someone said it was probably a fake. It has been certified, graded and slabbed by NGC. Any help or opinions are welcome. I will upload the reverse separately.