Authenticity Of A Damaged 1872 Trade Dollar Pattern Coin

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Barbados25 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 09/20/2013 3:22 pm I picked up this coin that appears to have been run over by a train. It has the design of an 1872 Trade dollar pattern coin, but only 6 of those are known to exist. I got it as more of a novelty than anything else, did not think it was authentic, but now that I have had a chance to look at it it seems to be silver. All fakes/reproductions of this coin are reported to be magnetic, but this one appears to be silver. The guy at my local coin store says it is definitely silver, but no chemical tests have been done. Are there any known fakes/repros of this coin that were made in real silver? Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/20/2013 4:26 pm It is almost certainly a mangled modern counterfeit, dollar patterns have been a big target for fakes. Magnetism or lack thereof is not definitive because it could be cupronickel or another white metal alloy. Have you weighed it? Report this Post to the Staff
Barbados25 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 09/20/2013 9:33 pm Just got a chance to weigh it. Came out to only 22g. Report this Post to the Staff
Barbados25 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 09/20/2013 9:36 pm However it doesn't appear to be complete. It looks like it lost a bit of the top when it was damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
YoshiRules Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 09/20/2013 11:30 pm IF it is silver, it'll lead you in a good direction at least. Why? Fake or not, you have the value of silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/21/2013 12:41 pm Soory but I think the top is complete. Look at that section on the reverse and you can still see the remains of the entire rim. (distorted as it may be. Even if some was ground off the obv it wouldn't account for that much loss in weight. Nearly 20% of the coin would have to be gone. Report this Post to the Staff
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