Is This A Fake/Counterfeit 1876-S Trade Dollar?

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Mushroom New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 01:43 am Here is a ebay auction [eBayItem]250374939040[/eBayItem] which appears to be a counterfeit Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 01:48 am Yeppers Report this Post to the Staff
Mushroom New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 02:23 am I'm not that sharp on Trade dollars, but was sure that it was. an ebay seller by the name of kloccwork419 is the one who has it for sale under item # 250374939040 . It appears that he bought it out of China and plans on trying to make big bucks on it by selling it as a real Trade dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 02:32 am Big time counterfeit. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 06:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
dreamstones Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 07:21 am Looks fake to me... compare the differences here http://www.silver-coins.org/1876_trade_dollar.html Maybe they are unaware? Edited by dreamstones 02/19/2009 08:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 08:25 am kloccwork419 is a member here Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 08:42 am Looks like a fake coin from China. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3233 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 09:16 am Okay...I must be as blind as a bat and missing the obvious...what is the key indicator(s) of this being fake. The design elements seems correct to me, but the picture makes the coin seem a bit oblique. Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 09:45 am Looks pretty washed out. Some Chinese fakes are really sharp, so I don't know what's with this. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3233 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 11:46 am It looks like it was harshly cleaned and/or polished, but I'm not seeing precisely why so many see it as a fake. I'm prepared to look like a fool now, I guess. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 11:51 am I'll be standing next to you, Prethen.. I don't see anything obvious either. I'm going to do an overlay and see if something jumps out. Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 11:59 am How many fingers are on YOUR Right Hand? Take Care Ben Report this Post to the Staff
zoombuff222 Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 12:21 pm Quote: kloccwork419 is a member here Wow. This might get (more) interesting Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 12:31 pm Hmm...I don't collect these, but comparing to examples on Heritage, I see the legends (particularly "TRADE") are oddly thin and details drop out. Looks pressure-case to me. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 12:38 pm Looks like the listing was pulled at least. Ken My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
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Is This A Counterfeit 1876-S Trade Dollar?