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CaptHowdy
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Singapore
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CaptHowdy
New Member
Singapore
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 Posted 11/02/2009 9:45 pm
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i wanted to sell it off.... but im from singapore...i cant find a dealer...
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ratman4762
Pillar Of The Community
United States
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Posted 11/02/2009 9:50 pm
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  If it's real, then it would be valuable! Unfortunately there are many coins being counterfeited these days and old silver dollars are targeted by these counterfeiters!
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CaptHowdy
New Member
Singapore
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Posted 11/02/2009 10:46 pm
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SORRY GUYS THE PIC IS NOT CLEAR....IT SHOULD BE REAL...COZ I GET FROM MY FATHER IN LAW....AND FATHER GET FROM HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER.....
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echizento
Pillar Of The Community
USA
3269 Posts |
Posted 11/02/2009 10:50 pm
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Can't tell anything from the pictures, badly out of focus.
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Jaobler
Pillar Of The Community
USA
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Posted 11/02/2009 11:00 pm
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Even with these bad photos it is obvious that this is a fake. It is a crude reproduction and probably not even made from silver. Collectors need to be wary of all early coins since many deceptive forgeries are offered for sale. This coin, however, should not deceive a reasonably-informed collector.
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CaptHowdy
New Member
Singapore
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Posted 11/02/2009 11:28 pm
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are you sure is fake? because I taken with cellphone nightvison and with light on top.....
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hc8604
Valued Member
USA
251 Posts |
Posted 11/03/2009 12:09 am
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Yeah, those are really not the best photos to the judge the coin on, especially taking pictures using cellphones with cameras, even with extra lighting. Any blurry picture can make any fake look good.
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vermontensium
Pillar Of The Community
USA
3493 Posts |
Posted 11/03/2009 12:32 am
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Yeah, sorry but I also agree it's fake. The color of this coin is just way off.
BTW, welcome!
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TreasHunt
Pillar Of The Community
USA
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coinyoungsta
Valued Member
United States
103 Posts |
Posted 11/04/2009 7:52 pm
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it looks like it has sort of a bronze color to it, all the ones I've ever seen had a silver look, or a cleaned look, it is possibly that its real. But your in singapore and I've read that there is a lot of reproductions being made there.
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pattiewhack
Pillar Of The Community
Canada
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Posted 11/06/2009 12:49 am
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agreed, IMO the edges dont look right at all
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johnny54321
Pillar Of The Community
USA
883 Posts |
Posted 11/06/2009 10:24 am
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What does it weigh? It certainly doesn't look right at all, even from the bad pics.
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swhuck
New Member
United States
4 Posts |
Posted 11/06/2009 9:51 pm
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Obvious fake, even with the bad image. I've seen many of these, and there are tons of them in your part of the world. At least this one has the basic design right;
Take a look at the edge -- if the edge is reeded (parallel lines, like what appears on the US dime or quarter), it's a fake. Real 1799 dollars have lettered edges. Also, the rims of your coin are kind of a round shape; rims on the real thing are much flatter and have more detail in the dentils.
Finally, weigh the thing -- the real thing weighs about 27 grams. Most fakes weigh much less.
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