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New Member
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I found these coins at a market they where cheap and a impulse buy. I have no idea if they are real or not and wondering if anyone has any idea about them. 'I attached the images of the 2 coins' im sorry the images are small or blurry I have good quality images I can email if you need me too thankyou you all in advance :)     *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ****** Email Removed by Staff *** |
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Moderator
 United States
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I have moved your post to the precious metal section. The 1st "coin" is probably a bullion silver round produced by a private mint/company. I can't see the 2nd one, but its probably the same thing, a bullion silver round.
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Moderator
United States
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can you get clearer and closer pictures of #2? and possibly its weight and size?  |
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New Member
 Australia
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oh thankyou so much for your help, any idea of value because I paid $5 for both
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1454 Posts |
We can't answer w/out knowing the weight of the second round. If it's one ounce, like the first, you got quite an amazing deal. The first silver round could be sold on ebay for about $17-20. ------------------------------------------------------- Forgot to add, they're both replicas of real coins made by private mints. I believe I actually have both of them (definitely the first), but the second one comes in more than one weight. It's usually 1 or 2 oz. Edited by traevin
06/30/2013 01:01 am
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New Member
Australia
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can you get clearer and closer pictures of #2? and possibly its weight and size? can I have your email to sen the image? |
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Moderator
United States
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if #1 is actually one ounce of .999 fine silver, it is worth around $20 USD. But since you only paid $5 AUD for both, they may be fakes.
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New Member
Australia
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their is a local coin shop in my area, would it be a good idea to just go in and ask them for information? I'm unsure of the etiquette of the Coin World and dont want to make a fool of myself |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you have a scale, make sure they are PRECISELY 1 oz. Fakers tend to get a little careless with weight.
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Moderator
United States
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I would hope your local coin shop is willing to help a potential customer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1454 Posts |
It's never a bad idea to get to know your local coin dealer and I'm sure he/she will tell you if they're fake. Most LCS owners I've encountered take a while to warm up to newbies for some odd reason. Maybe you Aussies are different, though. Sel would be the one to ask.
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New Member
Australia
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il use a friends gold scale and if the weight seems okay il than go to the coin shop, thank you all for your help it means a lot :)
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Moderator
United States
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moving this to "Tokens, Medals, and other Exonumia", where I should have moved it the first time, sorry.
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Moderator
Australia
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Coin #2 looks like an 1845 American silver dollar. These are, um, kind of rare. Certainly not the kind of coin you're likely to find in the bargain bin at an Australian street market. So I'd start from the assumption that it's a Chinese copy, and try to disprove that assumption. Coin #1 claims to be a silver ounce "round", but I'm skeptical. The lettering looks rather crude; I'd assume that this too is a Chinese copy. Given the crudeness of coin #1, I'd also assume that neither item are anywhere near the weight they should be. #1 should be exactly 1 troy ounce (31.1 grams), #2 should be 26.7 grams. It's also likely that they are cheap steel copies, so the first thing to do is test them with a magnet. If the magnet sticks, they're definitely fake. If they don't stick, then move on to weighing them. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
United States
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Am I the only person who is thinking those aren't even remotely the right color? Am I missing something here?
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Moderator
United States
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the color is off, but it may be an issue with the white balance  |
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Posted 06/30/2013 12:53 am
