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"4cm is about dollar size isn't it?"
A quarter is just a hair under an inch which is 2.54 centimetres.
4cm seems small to be a dollar? Is it a half you think?
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New Member
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really?oh then pity......ok then.
thanks !
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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wow I can't believe someone else that is knowledgeable in this type hasn't chimed in but I am sorry to tell you but the coin looks like a definite fake to me, I have never seen one dime sized but I have seen the design like yours on copies of the dollars that looks like yours where it looks like Liberty is growling. I am absolutely no expert on these things but this sure does look like the copies I just mentioned and since there was no dimes like that minted with that date that kind of makes me think it is fake as well. Here is a link to the Bust Dollars that are known fakes and if you scroll down to the 7th picture with the caption above the coin saying "COYOTE" you will see a 1799 counterfeit that I was talking about http://home.comcast.net/~reidgold/d.../page_7.html but I am pretty confident in telling you this coin is not real even if it is the size of a dollar |
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New Member
Malaysia
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ok
it is fake
i am sure now~
thanks for giving me so much help!
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New Member
Malaysia
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thanks bryan!u provided me a verrrry useful website!
Thanks!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it just me, or does the bird on the reverse look more like a chicken then an eagle?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It is dollar sized. 39 - 40mm, or 4cm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to CCF. Really interesting object your grandfather left. If I were you, I'd have it framed. |
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United States
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I am fairly new to this, but I got curious and was researching the coin. There was a silver dollar from 1799 that from what the Red Book says was 39-40 mm which is 4cm. sounds close to your coin, but I am not an expert. may give you something to go by. |
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United States
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LOL, I guess I didnt see the other responses. good luck though
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was reading others opinion. My first thought too was that the head of the eagle looked really off.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Moe145
05/13/2009 8:23 pm
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United States
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It appears to be a fantasy coin,a dime if that is the size. From the images it is a cast piece and not a very good casting as it is rather mushy, meaning the details are not sharp. It is possible to get very good detail on a casting. I have done lost wax casting in the past. I would guess it may not be silver but possibly white metal which does not often cast well. What a fun "coin" toke though!
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