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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Edited by justabeginner
06/26/2008 8:55 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Just a note, if the scan shows any appearance of dented rims, thats not the case, theres no corrosion.. :) Also, if its real, what is the grade? :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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justabeginner- That looks really rough and crude. It almost looks like a crude casting. Was this coin sea salvage or a metal detector find?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Dunno, found it in my dad's collection :) He had it since 1970's-80's I think.. :)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, these Trade dollars are commonly counterfeited. If it looks cast, then you've got a forgery. Check the weight. Test to see if it's magnetic. Let us know how you get on. Peter |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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This coin of Yu Gens isn't magnetic and he can't weigh it because he doesn't have a scale over there, I was talking to him.
Peter, if it's not magnetic, is it Counterfeited?
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Valued Member
Australia
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Have a look at mine. I have a link to Trade dollars somewhere, but can't lay my hands on it at the moment.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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It's an old scan and didn't enlarge well.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Cool... Is yours real? It really does have the same colour as mine.. Except your ship behind is way more defined than mine.. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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justabeginner- I think that the detail of the one in question is just so washed out and rough looking that it can't be real. And on the off chance that it is, then it was damaged and therefore not worth what it would be otherwise.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hmm... If your meaning rough on the rims, it is not, just the scan, but rough anywhere else, then maybe your right, I dunno what you mean by rough though.. Thx for your opinion.. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here's a larger picture of a coin I'm almost certain isn't a fake. It does have a chop in the middle of the reverse however; and two more chops on the rims.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, if it's magnetic, it's a fake.
If it's not magnetic, then test the weight. Post Office scales will do the job: fakes typically weigh one-third less than correct weight. I'm not sure of the standard for this coin, but it will be about 28 grams.
Peter
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Pillar of the Community
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ok justa u might need a better magnet just to make sure.
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Posted 06/26/2008 01:18 am
