Real Or Counterfeit? 1870 CC Seated Dollar.

Fake! Something about the color.
Let's see what others say.

The reverse looks totally off to me.

Looks fake to me.

On the obverse, I'm concerned about all the horizontal and vertical lines in the lower part. While I see hints of some on certified examples, nothing to the extent seen here. On the reverse, other than appearing incredibly bubbly, IGWT - the bottom of G seems joined to the top, the top of O is missing, and the left top of T is missing. In the context that this might be fake, the counterstamp seems cheesy, like it was added to lend an air of authenticity. But I really don't know for sure. I don't see anything where the denticles don't line up right, etc, but I kind of expect that these days.

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$1200 for a raw coin on ebay?
Enough said.

I like neither the coin nor the counterstamp, and am highly suspicious of both, but that's just my opinion.

I'm thinking the coin COULD be genuine, POSSIBLY resurrected from a fire and/or otherwise bearing ED. Note that the edges are quite banged up ... PERHAPS, from being artificially aged in a tumbler? I'd have to see this piece in person to cast an educated opinion. If counterfeit, it may be a contemporary piece. The stamp font/style looks to be 1800's.

From my perspective, this counterstamp detracts from the value. It's not a desirable merchant or political stamping. It's a one-of-a-kind, personal piece, akin to a love token. Oftentimes, counterstamps can add to a coin's value. In this case, likely not; this, IF the coin is genuine, that is!

As a side note, in my collection of 2,500+ counterstamps, there are but two contemporary counterfeit hosts, being a Bust Half and a Seated quarter. Considered as a genre, counterstamped contemporary counterfeits are a rare breed. So, if the 1870-CC is a contemporary counterfeit, the counterstamp would add some modest value for particular collectors of this stuff.