1921 Peace Dollars

Unfortunately, they are definitely fake. I hope you didn't pay very much for them or that you can get your money back.

I called him, told him that they are indeed fake. He said Jim, bring them back, I bought them just as you did. He said to me I have a couple of 21 Peace ya want em. I said ya sure toss em in the bag. Money is back in my wallet. Strange I have never second looked at a coin from this dealer in 20+ years. Guess its one of them things. Glad I put them here I would never had payed attention to them. Not like they are high dollar coins. Lesson learned though. Thanks Gang..

Not even good fakes and I let it get by me. Makes me mad actually. I should of kept them, put them on the wall just as a reminder.

I don't mean to be captain obvious here, but if you have been dealing with this gentleman for 20+ years, than I assume he has been a dealer/collector for 20+ years. I apologize if this is a friend of yours, but that is not satisfactory to me just because he accepted the return!! These coins should never have been sold, whether it be a long time client or someone getting into the hobby. If a dealer can't identify a fake that is that blatant, or know it's a fake and still sell it and plead ignorance, it doesn't seem like a dealer that should be open for business.... I apologize for the harsh words, but I think it to be a little ridiculous.

Regardless, I am glad to see that you got your money back. Did he by chance offer you a 1754 Trade dollar in exchange?

What else makes it look fake? Is the consensus that it was probably cast?

After being told to look at the 2, I can also see that the 9 is different, and the 1's aren't pointed in the right directions.

The coins had been tooled, I dont think they were cast. Weight was ok on them. The dealer has been a dealer for 25+ years actually, I have known him for about 20. He told me and I believed him that they had just came in with a bunch of other silver morgans and Peace dollars, he looks for better dates and sets them aside. Dumping the rest for silver. I took the man at his word, didnt even look at the coins. He said a price I said put em in the bag. Sad part is I just joined this group and would never have given it a thought to even look at the coins, not a high price item. I posted them here simply for some discussion. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Wish I could say that this is the first time something like this had happened to me. Could post a picture of a XF 1909S VDB that is suspect (added S). I purchased a complete set back in the mid 70's. Was upgrading recently with set #2. Pulled set #1 out, looked at it and it was like somebody put a flood light on the coin. Still have it, keeping it for a reminder. The dealer that sold me that has long since passed away. As they say. READ the book then buy the coins. Goes to show ya, dealers get fooled, old timers get fooled or are fools sometimes. : ) Either way, its all good.

Thanks gang for the input, I know that I have to watch EVERY purchase now, even from trusted sources.