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Pillar of the Community
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It sure looks like the bottom of the 8 there took a hit, JUST enough to make it seem like a 0.
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Israel
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 . Most likely it's a 1986. |
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United States
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looks like a 1986 that took a hit |
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Pillar of the Community
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I know about the 1986 being the 1st year, but the coin was left to me in a collection & am just curious...
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Pillar of the Community
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ooops, forgot the rest of the sentence: Im more curious how to tell if its a fake....it weights over 31grams, but someone told me it was a fake for ssome reason but am unsure....I guess the tissue test could be done...... Any other way to tell how if its real or faked? |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm confused, what are you curious about? Authenticity? Thanks!  EDIT: Was too busy putting in my smiley face and missed your updated comment. Edited by CoinsKelly
01/22/2013 2:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mass: 31.103 g (1.00 troy oz) Diameter: 40.6 mm (1.598 in) Thickness: 2.98 mm (0.1193 in) Edge Reeded Is it magnetic? Great places to start.  |
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I don't like it. First, the "0" is too large - too wide - to be an "8" with PMD. The top loop of a true 8 from 1986 is much smaller than that. OK. The obverse is eye-grabbingly weak: I expect far more detailed stars directly in front of and below the chin. The rightmost full ray from the sun points directly at an area I expect more relief and more detail. Most prominently, the area below and right (to the viewer) of Liberty's left hand should be among the most prominent relief on the coin, and yours has virtually nothing there. The reverse is just so generally weak that I'm not even going to differentiate any specific locations. Remember, this was the first issue of what the Mint considered a "halo" coin - a demonstration of what they were capable of. They did_not circulate, no merchant would accept them. And this is not the first counterfeit of this type, with a patently impossible date, that we've seen here at CCF. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I suspect it's a Chinese fake. See, for example, this one and this one. I think there have been 1906 examples posted before too. |
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United States
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It's a modern Chinese fake.
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Valued Member
United States
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What was the weight? What's the chances they used silver for the counterfeit? If it's silver at least you didn't lose completely. Do the magnet, and check the dimensions also.
Edited by Arcticsparky
01/22/2013 3:02 pm
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Weight is a dead giveaway when it's off, but not necessarily evidential if it's correct. Minor variations in thickness can correct for that.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is knockoff base metal junk, the 1906 date is known for counterfeit Silver Eagles.
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What's the chances they used silver for the counterfeit It doesn't make any sense to fake an ASE with real silver (perhaps plating, giving it a better look, but using an ounce of silver is not profitable). |
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