1796 Draped Bust United States Silver Dollar

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georgejr New Member Hungary 2 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 04:04 am Is this real or fake? Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

Pinenut Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 04:11 am I'm no expert but it has a cast look to it. This is especially evident with the speckling/bubbles on the obverse at three and five o'clock. I'm sure the pros will ask for this as well, but can you show the edge lettering, please? Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 06:16 am I agree ^ The photos I am comparing it too of genuine coins, show the reverse to have a lot of differences, die varieties? Maybe but the whole coin looks wrong, cast or struck from a crudely copied die. Looks alot like this counterfiet in a fake PCGS slab; http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinfo...photostream/ "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 Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 06:23 am Never buy a rare coin raw! Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 08:26 am It sure looks like a fake. Is it magnetic? Report this Post to the Staff
georgejr New Member Hungary 2 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 08:31 am Yes it's magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
cinemabon Valued Member United States 154 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 10:45 am I'm no expert on the Draped Bust, small eagel; but in doing research (Bower and others) I did not find an example of the rocks at the eagle's feet with so little detail, even in the coins with weak strikes. The fact the coin is magnetic is also a major negative. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 10:53 am Not even a "good" fake; this one won't fool anyone who's seen more than one Draped Bust Dollar before. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 11:41 am It looks like it is starting to rust. Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 12:11 pm No US coin will be magnetic, except 1943 wheat cents and the rare 1944 wrong planchet Wheat cent error. Report this Post to the Staff
Joe2007 Pillar of the Community United States 3843 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 6:52 pm 100% Fake Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:01 pm georgejr Would ~~not even~~ make a good example for the Black Cabinet. I guess that all examples would be good ones to catalog. Edited by oih82w8 04/14/2012 7:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 7:03 pm Even the plating is bad! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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