diff --git a/Key.js b/Key.js
index a6b47327c..aded6a713 100644
--- a/Key.js
+++ b/Key.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ if (process.versions) {
 
   var kSpec = function() {
     this._pub = null;
+    this.compressed = true; // default
   };
 
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ if (process.versions) {
     }
     var eck = new ECKey(buffertools.toHex(this.private));
     eck.setCompressed(this.compressed);
-    var signature = eck.sign(hash);
+    var signature = eck.sign(bufferToArray(hash));
     // return it as a buffer to keep c++ compatibility
     return new Buffer(signature);
   };
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ if (process.versions) {
     eck.setPub(bufferToArray(self.public));
     eck.setCompressed(self.compressed);
     var sigA = bufferToArray(sig);
-    var ret = eck.verify(hash,sigA);
+    var ret = eck.verify(bufferToArray(hash),sigA);
     return ret;
   };
 
diff --git a/test/test.Key.js b/test/test.Key.js
index 302900830..fdac70184 100644
--- a/test/test.Key.js
+++ b/test/test.Key.js
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ describe('Key', function() {
     buffertools.toHex(k.private).should.equal(pkshex);
     buffertools.toHex(k.public).should.equal(pubhex);
   });
+  it('should generate a hardcoded public key example', function() {
+    var k = new Key();
+    k.private = new Buffer('876156ccb16bb1760ddda6ad3e561c026fc0d679ad7860b71dd11c30e42f6589','hex');
+    k.regenerateSync();
+
+    k.compressed.should.equal(true);
+    var pHex = bitcore.buffertools.toHex(k.public);
+    pHex.should.equal('0394615227fd5ff4d4dfac88cf148e43d35a7a059788dd2479f60cea807b09d0c2');
+  });
+
   it('should not fail checking good signSync status', function() {
     var k = Key.generateSync();
     var b = new Buffer(32);
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Key', function() {
   it('should create a signature without failling', function() {
     var k = Key.generateSync();
     var pkshex = 'b7dafe35d7d1aab78b53982c8ba554584518f86d50af565c98e053613c8f15e0';
-    k.private = buffertools.fromHex(new Buffer(pkshex));
+    k.private = new Buffer(pkshex, 'hex');
     k.regenerateSync();
     k.compressed.should.be.ok;
     buffertools.toHex(k.private).should.equal(pkshex);
@@ -92,4 +102,22 @@ describe('Key', function() {
     var ret= k2.verifySignatureSync(a_hash, sig);
     ret.should.equal(true);
   });
+
+  it('should verify a hardcoded example', function() {
+    var k = new Key();
+    k.private = new Buffer('876156ccb16bb1760ddda6ad3e561c026fc0d679ad7860b71dd11c30e42f6589','hex');
+    k.regenerateSync();
+    var pHex = bitcore.buffertools.toHex(k.public);
+    pHex.should.equal('0394615227fd5ff4d4dfac88cf148e43d35a7a059788dd2479f60cea807b09d0c2');
+    var a_hash = new Buffer('ce42c5c7f405461c38ea849130f51e48531ab3188390a21a15aeaa1faedbf0b2','hex');
+    var sig= new Buffer('304602210099f689f846a1590cf57f9cede2fe841d8552f114bc9e5f5603a333b00e69d3fa022100e83604ddd5f1ce6f5add3ac8da7dbf17f3ffe5b47205f3899caeaa54abdbcf07','hex');
+
+    var ret= k.verifySignatureSync(a_hash, sig);
+    ret.should.equal(true);
+
+    var sig2= new Buffer('304602210099f689f846a1590cf57f9cede2fe841d8552f114bc9e5f5603a333b00e69d3fa022100e83604ddd5f1ce6f5add3ac8da7dbf17f3ffe5b47205f3899caeaa54abdbcf08', 'hex');
+    var ret= k.verifySignatureSync(a_hash, sig2);
+    ret.should.equal(false);
+  });
+
 });