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gabi New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/05/2007 9:39 pm Hi. I am super new in this forum. A friend wants me to put this coin on ebay, but I think it is a counterfeit from China. Can anyone please help me. I am not even sure if this is a whole or half dollar. Thanks in advanceI am trying to put a picture in here but I am having no luck. If someone could tell me how to do it that would be great or I can e-mail you a pic Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/05/2007 9:49 pm Welcome to the Forum! Check this out for some quick info. If you are still having problems just let us know http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...g_images.asp Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 07/06/2007 12:45 am While we're waiting, check the CCF information sites on American dollars of 1795. There are two types: flowing hair and draped bust. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/06/2007 03:08 am Here are gabi's Pictures Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 07/06/2007 07:04 am It's definitely modeled after the dollar, not the half. The base of the neck on the obverse gives that away. Having said that, I think this is a fake. The reverse is just not right..... But, someone will come along with some more opinions. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 07/06/2007 09:11 am I'd concur that it's a fake, and of Chinese origin. The obverse and reverse designs both seem much weaker and flatter than the designs of the real ones displayed on the CCF info pages - though that could just be the lighting. But for me, the giveaway is the split-top reeding around the coin's edge, as discussed in this thread with a fake coin and this other thread with an apparently genuine one. Here's a crop of your picture, where the telltale "railroad track" reed tops are most visible: Split top reeds are a classic symptom of the latest batches of fake coins from China. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 07/06/2007 10:16 am I agree that the coin is fake. There seems to be a lot of porosity or irregular surfaces around the edges that are indicative of casting, the most popular way of couterfeiting silver coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Benji Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 07/06/2007 10:27 am It is NOT authentic. The coin in question was struck with a closed collar as evident by Sap's cropped photo. Coins of this time were struck with open collars. Below are two excellent informational/educational sites that could be of use when identifying counterfeit or various varieties of Early US Bust Dollars: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/reidg.../page_7.html http://www.earlydollars.org/index.asp Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 07/07/2007 5:37 pm I agree with the group that it's fake, but I do feel sorry for the one person in China that has a real early American dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
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