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Rest in Peace
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Have him sign that if it comes back from a mutually agreed ToiletPaperGuy as genuine, fine, but otherwise he pays grading expenses (inclu ship) and refunds.
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Pillar of the Community
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ToiletPaperGuy  i heard of the tissue paper test (see threads ) but not that one |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I don't see anything on it that makes me think it's fake.
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Pillar of the Community
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Obverse 1 with Reverse 2 die marriage. All the dates and markers check out. If it's fake, it's a VERY good one. $175 is a VERY good price for it too.  (However, IMO, With Trade dollars it's ALWAYS better to get a graded/certified one...) |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree, I do not see anything that is telling me it is fake. The price is ok also but if you are thinking about buying it to resale I would send it in to ANACS before I put it up for sale just to prove authenticity
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Buy it, sell it to me for $180, I'll take all the rsik :)
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Valued Member
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coin looks ok to me but my personal approach to Trade dollars is to never buy a raw one. |
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Valued Member
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The Trade dollar in question is 100% authentic in my opinion and it is entirely original. No altered surfaces, no cleanings, no dips. Its condition is Very Fine in my opinion and I wouldn't ask less than $200.00 for it. It is a lovely no problem coin and you should have no problem at all with selling it for your friend. Good luck. |
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Those of you who replied with a proclamation that this coin is real had better go back to the basics. This is a struck Chinese counterfeit. I wouldn't pay $2.00 for this.  |
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Please explain? I would love to know what makes you think it's a fake?
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Pillar of the Community
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@ tradedollarnut
Could you please explain how this is a fake?
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I picked up on 3 flaws immediately before even reading the replies. Obvious variation in size and spacing of denticles on both sides, obvious distortion of several obverse stars, the spacing is incorrect between the bottom edge of the loop of the 9 and the top of the serif ball in 900 on reverse. Go to tradedollarnut.com and follow the links to the plate for the 1876 business strike from the Legend collection.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not seeing that at all. What I see is a comaprison to a coin that is MS vs one with obvious wear in the areas you point out. Where the denticles appear to be different sizes look like areas of heavier wear where the rim has been worn into the denticle making them look smaller. The stars are worn in correspondence to those same areas. The 9 simply looks like it took a ding to me.
Again I say, by the pics it looks fine. Check weight and magnet.
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Ok... After looking at your reference I would like to point out that my coin has a type II reverse. The picture of the 1879 business strike is a type I. I looked at the stars on the coin and they all look good. Maybe the picture/lighting is throwing that off. The difference in the 9 spacing you mentioned is correct because it's a type II rev. I counted the denticles in 2 words on each side and compared them with a PCGS 1876 type II rev and they were the same. The most obvious way to spot if it's a type II is that there is a period after fine. After looking at a type II rev. let me know if you see any problems. I think it's great to educate collectors on Trade dollars. |
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