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Moderator
 United States
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Pictures will instantly confirm it's authenticity. For every genuine coin, there are 10 million fakes..they don't need to say COPY.
Chinese origin.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
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After much research, I now understand that odds are high it isa fake, however, it is not stamped "COPY". The odds are abysmally low that it is real. Exponentially. Squared. They are not zero. But they are mighty, mighty close. And then divide that by a very large number. But not a googleplex. Nonetheless I hope for your sake it is real! Best Regards,  George |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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" I am sure I am about to be called a lair or con man or something else."
Not here, that's not how we play. Besides, I doubt anyone here doesn't believe you found this item. Where our doubt is on if it's real. threads like this one pop up occasionally. Welcome to the site. what else was in the lot? personally id be a little worried about some of the others possibly not being real too.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have an 1804 silver dollar!
It is a fake.
I have never seen a real one.
The fake is the only way that I am likely to have such a coin represented in my collection.
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New Member
 United States
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A few people have asked what else was in the lot...
Several hundred Silver Rounds (basically worth spot price)
Several Gold coins (all have been sold and were real)
Many older silver dollars (from the late 1800's to the early 1900's)
A little bit of old paper money (nothing spectacular)
About 50 lbs (not a joke) in Copper Bars
A bunch of (400 or so) current Silver Dollars
A bunch of early Silver Fifty cent pieces (maybe 300 of them)
More old pennies than I could or would ever care to count
Some Foreign coins (not many...2 dozen or so)
Some Nickles and Dimes and very few Quarters.
I will take a picture of the 1804 Silver Dollar and post it for comments!
Thanks for all the feedback!
Jason
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
When you said you bought a "LOT" of coins you had dual meaning in the word including many.
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Valued Member
United States
453 Posts |
That's a lot of a lot of coins! I want to see a picture of the darn pile that must have been. But that's just me...or maybe not.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4409 Posts |
 it sounds like you may have scored with your purchases at this auction. -MV |
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Valued Member
United States
203 Posts |
Welcome to the forum! It sounds like you got a really good deal. I'm not sure what you mean by USPS auction, is it items that have fallen out in the mail or is it items that were undeliverable? Please post some pictures when you have time of the 1804. If you post dates of the older dollars and the early silver halves, you may have something rare in that bit as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The other quick check you can do is to weigh it. It should weigh 26.96 grams or very close to that (1-2% less due to wear would not be abnormal). This won't confirm it is real, but if the weight is off more than about 1/2 a gram, it,is almost certainly fake.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Jason TO CCF waiting for the  you have one that leaves 14 welcome to the millionaire club. Edited by yingyang
03/07/2014 7:18 pm
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New Member
United States
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A few have asked what is the USPS Auction I spoke of...it is the United States Postal Service and they use to hold an Auction every month in Atlanta, Georgia.
They Auction off anything and everything you can imagine that they were unable to deliver and unable (for what ever the reason)to return.
I have made many purchases over the years and always at least broke even, there has been times where I have made tens of thousands in profits also.
As of last October, they started doing the Auction online instead of at the facility where I was going.
This changed everything, instead of competing against 300 people, I am now competing against the world.
I have not won a lot since (they refer to the groups they place the products in as "lots", as in, I am bidding on lot number 23 or lot 58 or whatever.
Best of luck to you all...again, I promise to take a picture of the 1804 when I can get to the coin (it is in a safe deposit box at the bank with a few of my other rare (or potentially rare) coins.
Jason
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
We would love to see pictures of your other coins as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
What other coins did you get that may be rare?
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Valued Member
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Man...I do hope for your sake that it is real. Do you realize what you would have if it was? Unfortunately...the chances of it being real are SLIM to NONE. Cant wait to see some pics..
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