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Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 9:26 pm Hi Everyone, I have come across a largish american coin from 1799 with a profile of Lady Liberty on the one side and an eagle on the other. I'm clueless, I am also in Japan. Can anyone give me any other information about this coin? It does seem to be rather rare! Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 9:39 pm Can we see a picture of the coin ? Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:00 pm Hi there, Every picture I try to put on here is too large! I can't mess with file sizes and what not. However, I did look it up and it seems to be a liberty coin! Or I also see being called a draped bust silver dollar! I'll try find a picture... Thanks for getting back to me! :) Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:06 pm When you click "Reply to topic", on that page there is a link to the Free Image Optimizer to help with resizing. It saves it to your hard drive. Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:13 pm Not great pictures - sorry! Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:24 pm They are pretty good actually. Do you know its weight and size? because parts of the reverse design look a little off from this sample: Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:25 pm Looks to be a 1799 American silver dollar? We will need better pics to verify if it is real or not though. If it is real then that's a nice coin you've got there Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:30 pm It's around 5cm in diameter. Wouldn't have a clue of the weight - it's pretty heave though! Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:32 pm Let me see if I can get some better pictures Report this Post to the Staff
jgettings00 Valued Member United States 149 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:32 pm Just know that these things are counterfeited like crazy. About 98% of the people on here starting new posts about a silver dollar from the 1700's that they have are counterfeits. ESPECIALLY if they are in another country. So I wouldn't get excited just yet. I think the date looks off on yours as well as some of the lettering but the pictures aren't very good and I don't know much about these. If it is a counterfeit it looks like one of the better ones Edited by jgettings00 04/02/2014 10:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:37 pm It should be 39-40mm and 27 grams. 5cm or 50mm sounds bad Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:43 pm Don't know why the 2nd one is so small. And I made a boo-boo, it is actually exactly 39 cm in diameter! I measured from the 1, not the 0 - don't judge me! How exciting! Report this Post to the Staff
Goods New Member Japan 11 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 10:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 11:01 pm The coin looks a bit off to me. I cannot pass judgement without weight. Report this Post to the Staff
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