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Dearborn Moderator United States 94614 Posts	Posted 04/06/2026 9:16 pm I'm looking to buy a either this coin or one like it, however this one looks fake like it was cast. what are your thoughts? At the bottom of the obverse and reverse, it looks like there is a seam at the edge (about K6.5) ebay item number:167770513888 the images are from the ebay listing It has the same die crack on the reverse from the bottom of the M through the O as seen on Numista https://en.numista.com/17460 but other markers don't match such as the water line at the stern of the ship. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24872 Posts	Posted 04/06/2026 9:37 pm I don't like all the scratches. Pass on this one. Edit: there are some much better ones on MA Shops. Check out this one: https://www.ma-shops.com/stadler/it...id=181129049 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Edited by HondoB 04/06/2026 9:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94614 Posts	Posted 04/06/2026 10:26 pm thanks Hondo - the "sideburns" looking mottling does not look right - like I said it looks cast Just wanted to confirm what I was thinking. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94614 Posts	Posted 04/06/2026 10:26 pm and thanks for that link - but it seems like they are not sending anything to the U.S. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 04/07/2026 12:54 am The multiple patches of scratches make me think we're actually looking at removed mount marks on that coin. At the very least, it's severe corrosion removal. Unless it came with a shipwreck provenance or it's super-cheap, I'd pass on it. 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
Dearborn Moderator United States 94614 Posts	Posted 04/08/2026 10:26 am Thanks Sap - the ship on the reverse was a design used for a few years - I don't think that the ship depicted on the coin refers to a particular one though. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Empty_Pockets Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 04/08/2026 9:27 pm Cool coin, especially the reverse. I like stamps, currency and coins with ships and other sailing vessels. So your coin is especially nice in my book. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94614 Posts	Posted 04/10/2026 11:26 pm yeah, it is a very cool looking coin - I love the reverse too (I'm Ex Navy so I have an affinity to the ocean and ships. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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