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New Member
 New Zealand
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New Member
New Zealand
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Good news it didn't stick to the magnet
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Valued Member
United States
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The rims on the reverse look completely wrong to me, hence why I would lean towards fake. I don't see anything that stands out based on the images provided. Can you do some up close pictures? May show casting marks if there are any.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Given the quality of the images I cannot be definitive, but that rim on the reverse is unnatural and a strong indication of a fake.
Do the reeds overlap at any point? And what do the reeds look like? Are they "toothy" like a cogwheel? Or are they a bit broader between grooves?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1432 Posts |
In addition to the rims, the date looks "off". Can you get a close up pic of the date to compare with this? The base of the 5 on yours seems higher than the 1, 8 and 9.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
the date looks like it is off to me from your photos, can you snap a picture of the Obverse and Reverse looking straight down on the coin instead of at a angle like these photos are? I want to add just because it doesn't stick to a magnet that doesn't mean its real, there are allot of base metals that they use to make counterfeit coins that do not stick to a magnet especially since everyone always says "see if it sticks to a magnet" to check authenticity, they got wise to that a long time ago and started using metals that are not magnetic. There may be a chance that it is made of coin silver but I really doubt it because it just looks like a modern struck counterfeit to me from the pictures provided and they usually have no silver in them at all
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
As just requested, need photos shot from straight on.
Of interest, as I mentioned previously....those RIMS have me intrigued. What if this is a proof?
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Moderator
 United States
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Not even Proofs have that sharp a difference between rim and denticle. The law of averages says this one's almost certainly a counterfeit. I'm not saying definitively it is, but we see far more fakes than real Seated dollars here posted raw. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Come on Soooop.....let us dream! :)
Believe you are correct though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with jeffrose. Here's the date off a genuine, mint state, 1859 SLD. The OP's coin is likely counterfeit.  |
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New Member
New Zealand
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Have been trying to get pics up but can't get any good ones any tips
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10047 Posts |
I own a Chinese fake Seated Liberty dollar (sorry - don't remember the date off the top of my head) and it is not magnetic. How do I know its fake? I bought it from the guy in CHina who used to make them. Also check out this pic as my Chinese fakes are a bit thicker than a real coin and also their reeding is more crisp than on a real coin:  BTW - this pic originally was from when I posted a fake 1879 dollar and a legi one to compare the two. https://goccf.com/t/119357 |
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Valued Member
United States
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Right... proper weight, non-magnetic, proper thickness and diameter, proper appearance. I like a "sound test" too, as silver coins have a different sound when dropping them on a table. Those are the normal ways to check a coin. There's also a chemical which can prove whether the coin is silver. Of course, it ruins any numismatic value when it burns the coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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Better pictures are needed.
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