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Valued Member
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Not the best pictures but from older collection and while I am skeptical nothing screams fake at first glance.  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7613 Posts |
Screams fake to me, but I've been wrong before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
Everything screams fake to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
937 Posts |
can we get a few specifics, please.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7613 Posts |
Specifics?
1). Rare coin in very high grade that is not in a slab or fancy holder
2). Date looks "off", Eagle looks "off"
3). No signs of adjustment marks that are usually on these coins
4). Coin has spots of artificial toning buried in, and around the devices, that is typical of Chinese counterfeits.
It may be from an "older collection" but was probably recently added to it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
It has rims. These were open (no) collar strikes without rims per se.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Could you give us larger close-ups, please!
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Pillar of the Community
861 Posts |
COUNTERFEIT......There is no such thing as a 1796 off-center Bust Dollar. Off-center Bust Dollars were only minted in 1795.
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Valued Member
 204 Posts |
It is the "6" in 1796. All have a tear drop design. This does not. Should of seen it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2125 Posts |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Complete loss of detail separation between design elements and fields. Denticles rough and uneven. Strike makes center design appear strongly struck which is almost never the case.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5854 Posts |
I agree with everyone. I just wanted to add that it has an off center bust which was only used on those dated 1795.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Fake to the highest degree.
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Posted 10/25/2016 2:16 pm
