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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks very fake to me. Rims have little actual wear in places yet the design has plenty. The scratches I see under the chin look like they were cast or in the making as well as those on the reverse. The evidence of another rim leaving that mark to lightly "distress" this between OF and AMERICA looks so well placed. Nice touch with the rim dings. No wonder Liberty has a "Black eye".  I would only buy such an important coin from a very reputable US Dealer or Auction house in person graded by a TPG and I would look up the registration number. They sell fake slabs too. I bet you could find other coins with some of the exact same scratches and defects for sale from Hong Kong and China. Check out this guy selling the same fake coin twice! [eBayItem]260498974067[/eBayItem] and [eBayItem]260506005062[/eBayItem] and in St Louis! Some people like to live dangerously. I am not skilled in this area, but my gut feeling would be stay away. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Uh, that was supposed to be "1795" only. And what happened to edit?
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Rest in Peace
United States
4849 Posts |
Quote:
Both obverse and reverse are wrong, they were used until 1796. Quote:
Fascinating. It's got the draped bust obverse, but the flowing hair reverse. Can you guys expand on this a bit for me? Here is a certified 1795 draped bust dollar from Heritage, and it essentially looks the same to me as far as overall structure to the OP's coin, but I may be missing something. Also, according to the sight posted, they began minting draped bust dollars in 1795 with the small eagle, and didn't switch to the heraldic eagle until 1798. Am I missing something? That being said, whether or not the correct obverse and reverse were used, I still really question the authenticity of the OP's coin. This is a coin not to be purchased raw, and I would return it.   Edited by johnny54321
11/15/2009 4:15 pm
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Valued Member
United States
106 Posts |
By "It's got the draped bust obverse, but the flowing hair reverse." I didn't mean to say that such a coin is a (bad) fake, but that I had just learned another little bit about US coins I hadn't known before. The link I gave says that they didn't add in the usual draped bust reverse until the next year. As to whether it is genuine or not, it doesn't look like old silver to me, but I don't know anything about this area. Maybe that's what coins look like after they're dug up. Wish I could afford this sort of thing. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I'm hardly an expert here, but a good starting question might be: what is the weight?  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
5375 Posts |
No way this is real, design appears too 'sharp' in many areas and the eye looks off.
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Moderator
 United States
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 Also notice the excessive tooling to add marks and abrasions. The date area is a dead giveaway as well as facial details. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
My gut screams "fake." I don't like Liberty's face, expecially her eye. Then there's the shoulder and date...could be a bad photo, but very questionable appearance.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I also believe it's a fake and obviously deceptive enough to fool your dealer (unless he's just a crook!). Here are images of a genuine 1795 Draped Bust dollar, certified by PCGS and graded AU-53. This one sold for almost $10K in a 2007 Heritage auction. Along with the features noted by the other posters, check out the differences in the lettering. AMERICA in particular is very poorly formed on your coin.   There is really no excuse for offering a coin like this which has not been certified by PCGS, NGC, ANACS, or ICG. All these services now offer a "genuine" grade even for problem coins. Certification is mandatory, unless you are really an expert on the specific coin type. Please let us know whether you are successful at getting your money back. This is when you find out how honest your dealer really is! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm going to say fake also. The surface tecture dose not look right to me. I have a pronlem with the wear, the eye, below the shoulder, deffinition in the eagle, and the date.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nose taint right neither.
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Valued Member
United States
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The coin looks ok to me when comparing to the two other posted.
The lettering detail looks sharp and not faded, unlike Chinese fakes.
No obvious errors, unlike Chinese fakes.
Hair and eagle detail looks good.
Looks cleaned though
Look at the edge and weigh the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I looked up the ebay auction and three things concern me. 1. The seller's name is theconsignmenthub. Not instilling a great deal of confidence in me. 2. Recent completed listings are all under $400 except this $3,000 raw coin. 3. He left the word "Draped" out of the listing which is a major omission on this type of coin. You are not paranoid. This is likely a counterfeit. Have it verified by a reputable dealer soon. Here's some history on this seller: http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?Us...;by&ref=homeNot good! Edited by BH1964
11/18/2009 01:29 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
532 Posts |
Hmm. Guess I don't need to say a word. Seems I was clearly not alone in my thoughts.
You will make your own choices but I would strongly urge you to return the coin.
-RFB
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