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1840 Seated Liberty Dollar - Should I Buy It?

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 Posted 07/17/2014  09:47 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add CityofKooks to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hey Everyone,

Got a good opportunity to buy this coin but I am not sure if it's real and what the condition is. The person is asking $400 for it...what are your thoughts? Here are the pics

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 Posted 07/17/2014  09:50 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wheatchaser140 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks harshly cleaned/polished. I say don't buy, wait for a problem-free, certified one that fits your budget.
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 Posted 07/17/2014  09:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CityofKooks to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
thanks wheat...do you think it's real though? agreed it does look cleaned
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 Posted 07/17/2014  2:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jimbucks to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
For that price it doesn't matter if it's real or not. It's unattractive.
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 Posted 07/17/2014  2:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MeadowviewCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks fake to me. Is this being offered to you by a dealer, online, or by another collector?

These are heavily faked by the Chinese counterfeiters. At one time on ebay a person could buy a whole Dansco album filled with fake Seated Liberty dollars.

-MV
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 Posted 07/17/2014  3:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add barryg to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I do not like the look of the date on that coin. Maybe it's just honest wear, but compare it to this one from my collection:

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 Posted 07/17/2014  3:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add biokemist6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is a counterfeit, the 8 and 0 are too skinny and crossbar serif on the 4 is not found on genuine examples.
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 Posted 07/17/2014  3:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add usc96 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's difficult to find an honest undisturbed coin at that price. I have the two for my Dansco 7070 and I think I paid in the $500 range for each. I am working on a mint state 7070 style registry set, and that's where these Seated Liberty dollars get very pricy.
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 Posted 07/17/2014  4:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Canadian-Banknotes to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with the others.

This is a fake, and the date is a dead giveaway.

The reverse fields also appear to be grainy, which is a sign of a cast copy.
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Quote:
I agree with the others.

This is a fake, and the date is a dead giveaway.






RUN!!
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I agree with Canadian-Banknotes. The date and the lettering on the reverse are way off.
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This is a fake.
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Longacre never put an ugly face like that on anything. Ugly breastuses too. No way. Run away. Fast.
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 Posted 07/18/2014  07:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CityofKooks to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
thanks everyone....great to have this forum or else $400 down the drain. The guy insists that it's real but refuses to get it graded...hmmmm
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