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Rest in Peace
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Here's my fake, see what you think. Mine is "mushy"  From the files HERE at CCF: I see NO difference in this one and OP's coin. The hands (both) are same, ngle of toes, same and the feathers are an exact match in consistency and shape. The MM seems correct but ai have no example to compare placement/shape to deterine a die pair. The stars are complete and formed correctly. If this (OP) coin is a fake it is a VERY good one. Need weight and magnetic fail to be sure.  Edited by Crazyb0
01/19/2018 6:01 pm
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In the PCGS photo I'm looking at, the smaller MS67 specimen shown here, the extended hand holding the branch has 4 distinct fingers. The OP's coin has 3, and there is a clear break between the branch and the thumb. The lines between the toes also look more distinct in the OP's coin than the PCGS one. I'm not an expert and each of these pics is not zoomed in far enough to see the differences clearly. But as noted, Trade dollars are commonly counterfeit -- some much more obviously than others. If in doubt, send it to a TPG for authentication. |
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Sure looks real to me. I went to PCGS photo grade and saw no differences at all.
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It looks real to me and the weight of an 1878 S Trade dollar should be 27.2 grams. |
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Genuine....XF details due to cleaning.
Nice pickup!
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Thank you guys for the feedback. I got a few more coins that I have bought to look at. Everybody doesn't get mad if I post several pics on this site?
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Post pics of all your coins you have questions about. Pay attention to how you title you posts.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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XF details cleaned.
This coin has a type 2 obverse and reverse which is a die pairing that was common for 1878 coins. Looks good so far and if it weighs close to 27.22g and does not stick to a magnet it should be ok. I think it is genuine.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Moxking just isn't a feet guy!  I grade it XF-45 with a prior cleaning. Please be aware that these are highly counterfeited. When you get into the bigger dollar coins, you'll want to make sure they are graded by a reputable third party grading service. |
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Thanks Chester and all. I got the coin in hand today and it's really a nice coin but obviously been cleaned. I see that now, newbie mistake but still think the coin was worth it.
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BassPro. We look forward to your future posts~! |
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...has 4 distinct fingers. The OP's coin has 3... Looks like 4 to me, as it should be.  The obverse is the correct type, the reverse is the correct type. I have examined thousands of genuine and fake Trade dollars and I see nothing to indicate this one is not genuine. Edited by nss-52
01/20/2018 9:55 pm
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Yeah, looks real to me, AU details cleaned.
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