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inviktus New Member Australia 2 Posts	Posted 03/12/2013 05:27 am Hello CoinCommunity, I would like to get some thoughts on this coin. I am trying to find out if this might be worth something or not. I don't have much else to add, so I will just post and await your replies :) Edited by inviktus 03/12/2013 05:31 am Report this Post to the Staff

Henry2 Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/12/2013 05:49 am The coin is a reproduction of a very rare coin, sorry but it is not worth anything. Report this Post to the Staff
inviktus New Member Australia 2 Posts	Posted 03/12/2013 06:17 am Ah. I thought perhaps it may have been one of the illegally minted coins by Theodore Eckfeldt. It closely matches the description of these illegally minted ones, "plain edge, artificial wear" etc. The reverse side shows the code of arms. It appears golden in colour in this photo because of the lighting and camera settings I used to take this macro shot. I have tested for magnetism with a rare earth magnet, and the coin is unresponsive. In all likely hood, it is probably worth as you say, nothing. Edited by inviktus 03/12/2013 06:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/12/2013 08:40 am The only way you will get an 1804 U.S. dollar is if it is a fake, copy, reproduction or whatever. Provided it was bought at a really cheap price, keep it! I know it is the only I will ever get one! Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 03/12/2013 11:21 am Eckfeldt may have been a counterfeiter, but he was a good Philadelphia craftsman. His fields may have been weak relative to the strikes of the Class I official 1804 novodels, but you can see images of 4 of his 8 known specimens on Wikipedia. Nothing like the mushy devices on your modern counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 03/12/2013 11:46 am Just to concur with the rest: This is a counterfeit. Not the worst counterfeit I've seen for that date, though. Given how common 1804 is faked, however, there is a wide variety of quality. For yours, the fair market value (retail, as a counterfeit) provided it is made of base metal is about $5-10, most of that value deriving from novelty. If it's made of silver, you're looking at its spot price alone. Edited by SteveCaruso 03/12/2013 11:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5207 Posts	Posted 03/12/2013 8:21 pm Definitely fake but just think what you could buy if only it was real . . . . Search the web for 1804 dollar and you will see why it is special. Report this Post to the Staff
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