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Should I Sell This 1878 Goloid Dollar Replica?

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 Posted 01/13/2013  12:35 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add silverdollar2011 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
hey guys, I've posted this dollar a while ago and later did a magnet test which proved this coin to be fake/a replica. Some folks on here told me that this coin could be worth something so I listed it up on Yardsellr for $30, do you think this is a good price?
Also, I noticed that this coin isn't marked with "copy", therefore would it be illegal to hold it/possess it do you think?
Thanks for your help.
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 Posted 01/13/2013  01:33 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If you are 100% certain that it IS a copy, impress it with a tiny 'C' and keep it!
A fake such as this would make an excellent piece for your own education in protecting yourself from other fakes.

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It is a pity that the patent didn't call for a gold coloured goloid.
Aluminium bronze presents itself gold coloured, and is more chemically stable than brass. (Cu / Zn alloy)

A typical coinage Aluminium / bronze alloy is 92% copper, 6% Al, and 2% Ni. Perhaps a gold coloured goloid alloy could contain 4% gold, which would substitute some of the copper.
That would be a cheaper alloy to produce, because it would contain no silver.


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