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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I doubt that the second coin is genuine.
Actually as RYURAZU posted below, I also doubt any are real.
It's just that coin two quickly caught my eye as not genuine.
I worded it in such a way as to see if anyone would ask why?
Since coin two cannot be genuine, it casts doubt on the others as well.
Edited by Albert
04/26/2021 12:40 am
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Australia
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i doubt any are real, with last pairing being a fantasy piece as I don't see how there was a die with little fireballs on top of the fat man.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
Old Fatman Coins - Dates?
I picked up a few of these coins at a flea market... Stopped reading after that! |
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United States
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For what it's worth, I just read about chopmarks on coins and I came across a part where a so called expert claims that in his opinion, no genuine Fat Man coins exist without chopmarks. I know that sounds like a bold claim but I am not the expert nor versed in these at all. Just trying to pass along what info I came across.
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Pillar of the Community
Singapore
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There's no Year 5 of this type and colour looks kinda off.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Numister is correct. The legends on the Fat Man Dollars contain the numerals 3, 8, 9 and 10 regardless of the actual date struck.
In looking at the Numista web page, if I were a member, I'd submit several or more corrections.
There is a numeral 5 on a Fat Man coin, but it's a 20 cent piece.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ah, good catch. I was just going off Numista.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In this case regarding Republican issued Fat Man dollars, Numista as a reference is greatly limited.
The format of the page(s) cannot possibly cover the abundance of variations of strike, size, weight and purity of silver over the years.
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Australia
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These are often silver plated replicas to fool silver test. I would ask for your money back.
None are genuine and are likely plated base metal. Details are completely wrong
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Russian Federation
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Looks like a gross fake in my opinion. Although I do not understand Chinese coins and may be wrong.
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Australia
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Sorry, but the probability of finding genuine fatman dollars at a flea market is very, very low, compared to the probability of finding fakes, which until recently were being shipped into the country by the shipping-container-load. It is certain that these are fakes, and extremely unlikely that they will be made of silver. Whatever "test" you are using for silver, it's giving a false positive with these coins.
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
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these fatman look like the one you find on those Chinese websites and in south east asia markets. They have that toning and look.
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United States
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It's typical of many fakes. They often have that "dirty ash" look around the edges and devices, but less in the fields.
Maybe wiped off on the high points as well.
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05/14/2021 7:23 pm
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