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I gotta say fake, if you look at the reverse, there is no period after " Trade dollar" And " Trade dollar" is way to fay from the rim |
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There should be nothing on a silver coin which comes off easily with handling. First, Cowboy! Quit handling! From your comment, it sounds like you're touching the face, instead of the RIMS ONLY! That yellow area on the reverse, which does indeed look lighter in the newer pix, seems to be decomposed tape, which comes off easily when dried and hardened. Back to Cowboy: Put it in a glass or metal container, cover it with acetone for a few hours, with a lid to prevent rapid evaporation. That should remove the tape. |
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Was it in the ground? Not likely. Silver in the ground seldom tarnishes. |
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Is it just me or does the mouth go in too far?
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I'm a Medevac pilot in Afghan and found this all tarnished up this morning at the market. I only gave five bucks for it and the guy I bought it from did not speak English nor did he know what country this coin was from. The country it's from is prolly China. Those traders have handled money from dozens of countries for decades and know more about coins than you or I ever will. There is no way they're gonna sell you $26 worth of silver for five bucks. Just curious, if you flip it around the 9-3 axis, if the reverse upright, like on typical US coins? If it's upside down, it's likely fake Current guess: 99.99% likely it's fake. |
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I'd say a very nice counterfiet coin. I deg to biffer. There's nothing "nice" about counterfoots. I might go with a very deceptive counterfeit. |
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Clean yer screen, the dot after dollar is obvious.
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I'd say a very nice counterfiet coin.
I deg to biffer. There's nothing "nice" about counterfoots. I might go with a very deceptive counterfeit. Opps caught me, you are right biggfredd! Nothing nice about counterfeit coins. I should know better than that. I should have used better wording like very well made or super deceptive. Thanks for pointing that out.  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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fake or not I learned something today about coins and had a lot of fun doing it! It also gave me hope in something for a bit so I would say I got my money's worth I also believe it's fake but your $5 was well spent since it took your mind off the danger you deal with on a daily basis. Thank you for your service to our country.  |
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"I'm a Medevac pilot in Afghan and found this all tarnished up this morning at the market." First, thank you for your service. Second, the seller might not know US coinage, but he probably knows silver or not. If he sold you this for $5 US dollars, he was certain it's not silver. Bryan: nice coin! |
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Is it just me or does the mouth go in too far? The whole face and head look wrong in my opinion |
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Posted 01/15/2012 7:42 pm
