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New Member
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Hi guys  this is my firs time here I really need help with selling my coins . I'm from NYC I have like 22 us dollar from 1797 - 1803 - 1804 - 1885 - 1887 - 1903 - 1924 I don't know any thing about selling coins so I cant determine the correct value of my coins. I NEED HELP PLEASE I CAN POST SOME PHOTOS OF THE COINS IF THAT HELP . THANK YOU *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by jalalny
06/12/2012 10:49 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 We will need pictures to accurately gauge the value. Edited by Windchild
06/12/2012 10:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to CCF! . Please post them all! 1804 Dollar do you say? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Some of the dates you posted are automatically suspect as modern counterfeits. 1797 and 1803 dollars are minimally worth high hundreds and can be worth tens of thousands but are also frequent targets for fakes. The 1804 dollar is one of the legendary coins in numismatics and it is a multi-million dollar coin. There are only 15 in existence and many of them are part of permanent museum collections so it is a rare occurrence for one to appear at auction. I have seen dozens of them posted here and every single one has been fake while all known genuine specimens have decades of provenance. The 1885 date is not automatically suspect unless it is the Trade dollar design, only 5 proofs were minted and this one is also a million+ dollar coin. Without pictures and weights, it is not possible to say much more about them but don't get your hopes up because I think you might have a pile of cheap white metal knockoffs  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the forum! The first three dates you posted are already suspect and are frequently counterfeited as stated above. It would definitely help if you could post some clear pics. |
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 United States
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Edited by jalalny
06/12/2012 11:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They appear to be cast copies...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bummer, the first three are counterfeits  |
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New Member
United States
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GUYS RU SURE !! HOW CAN YOU TELL ? I WILL POST MORE PHOTOS FOR OTHERS IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATED  |
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mushy details...I would wager you can see a seam around the edge of the coins...do they stick to a magnet?
The 85 and 91 Morgans look ok..common dates worth about $25 each.
Edited by amida17
06/13/2012 12:01 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with the above posters. They are fakes.
How can we tell?
They all have a bumpy or granular looking surface and lack of detail that is common with counterfeits. In addition to that, the color just isn't right.
Comes from years of experience handling and looking at genuine coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1885 and the 1891 in the second set of pics look genuine. They are common dates worth a few bucks above their silver value (around $25 each or so).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The 1885P and 1891P have a much better chance of being genuine but you still need to have them weighed to the nearest 1/10 gram for confirmation.
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Valued Member
Canada
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So tired of seeing these fakes turning up, the 1st three especially!  Oh the delicious forms of punishment I could dream up for the counterfeiters if we could catch them all... Like sticking them in a huge vault & forcing them to search through endless rolls of coins for errors, rarities & silver for the rest of their lives, all finds to be dealt out to those who've been victims of their counterfeit activities... |
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Posted 06/12/2012 10:54 pm
