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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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That missing mark under the back of the canoe are the letters"EH" for Emanuel Hahn, the artist who designed the reverse.
Being near the edge and countersunk into the dollar, it would not get worn off. Also the shape of the 8 in 1948 is all wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There are numerous things wrong with the actual effigy and legends The easy marker is the double base of the second L of dollar. Like I said above, both Chinese manufacturers use the same dies with the same marker. I have been away from coins for 4 months with illness but am back. ebay and I are again at odds, I will beat them again as before. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Keep up the good work nickelsguy...  Quote:
Also the shape of the 8 in 1948 is all wrong. That's what I always look at, didn't know about the other markers.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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This "coin" just overall looks like a piece of junk! Hope all is well MM !!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I know I should be looking at spcific die markers, but didn't anyone suspect the coin to be counterfeit after seeing the picture for a few seconds?
Everything is 'off', including the portrait, numerals and letters and the overall graininess of the coin.
In my opinion, an extremely 'easy' fake to spot or should I say a 'textbook' example of what a Chinese-manufactured fake coin looks like.
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Pillar of the Community
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It has an impression of "off" to me but I didn't know where to look.  Thanks for the explanations guys. |
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 with doubleeagle on this one.. As soon as I seen it I knew it was a fake.. Nothing here says authentic except for the fact its an authentic FAKE |
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Canada
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Think of it as a bit of a detective story everybody. The entire 1948 dollar mintage was struck in a single week before Christmas in 1948. The coin was selling for a premium within a year or so because everyone knew it was a small mintage and hard to find. Therefore would ones spidy senses not get turned on when you see a low grade one ? I am willing to bet the average grade encountered for a 1948 Dollar is Choice Exf 45 - AU55 ,with some of those being cleaned. VF or less would rarely be encountered unless some one was dumb enough to have a pocket piece 1948! BTW I still need a G6 or worse for my low ball set!! Much rarer than a Choice one!
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Canada
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Jack - can you post photos of your lowball set? There is a lowball silver dollar collector here in Ottawa, who has a fantastic collection in ICCS flips. His 1948 is graded VG-8.... he is still hunting for an equally hard coin, the 1947 ML...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Canada
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Thanks for the history lesson Pacificoin, I never would have known that 48 was fake, I sure kick myself in the (insert word) for not starting collecting back in the 60's
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Canada
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Oh yes.... the "Homer Simpson 1945 dollar"! I know a collector in Ottawa who might be interested in the 1947 ML...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I love low ball sets and don't get to see too many Canadian on this site, so I hope you do post them.
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh yes.... the "Homer Simpson 1945 dollar"! I know a collector in Ottawa who might be interested in the 1947 ML...
may I ask what to my other post inre the 47.m.l.
if I have broken a protocol
pls advise
regards
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"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, those are sweet. I've never seen a nickel dollar with anywhere near the amount of wear of those.
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