Complete Set Of Trade Dollars 1873-1885

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coreycoins New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 8:43 pm I received some coins today in a folder and I am more then certain that some of them may be fake. I'm trying to distinguish if any of them are real. I'm going to post them one at a time so please be patient. Any info would be helpful I believe they are all fake. But I have all off the trade coins ever minted and wonder if there is a value for these? Edited by coreycoins 01/05/2015 01:05 am Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7613 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 8:52 pm Welcome to the forum! This one appears to be fake. Unevenness in the stars and the left hand looks "weird" on the obverse. Uneven letters and the Eagles left talons are giveaways on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 8:56 pm can you weigh these? that can be another indication of being fake or real. According to the CCF Coin Facts: Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 27.2 grams Diameter: 38.1 millimeters Report this Post to the Staff
coreycoins New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 9:02 pm Worth anything if I had a complete set of fakes? Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 9:04 pm Coin posted is a bad fake. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 9:11 pm This one is definitely a chinese cast fake. Here is a link with examples in various conditions so you can get an idea of what they should look like and how authentic coins wear. http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Trade/Grades and to CCF. Hope you have some real ones in that folder. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5200 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 9:49 pm Best to get yourself a scale. A coworker said his girlfriend got a Seated dollar as payment from a customer and her boss also got one a week before. He brought it in for me to look at and while it looked pretty good but the date font was slightly off. I weighed it and it was 7 grams off. The easiest way in my opinion to check your coins is get a $12 scale from Harbor Freight. Report this Post to the Staff
Celticsoul Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 9:52 pm This isn't even a good fake. The reverse just looks off and I'm not an expert on Trade dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 10:15 pm Quote: Worth anything if I had a complete set of fakes? There is a market for counterfeit collections. Many experienced numismatists readily display these next to their respective authentic counterparts. If your intent on selling a fake, just be sure to market it as such. Selling counterfeits as authentic examples is a felony. "whoever, with the intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any obligation or other security of the United States, shall be fined...or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both." 18 U.S. Code § 471 - Obligations or securities of United States However....selling without intent to defraud is perfectly legal. Report this Post to the Staff
Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 10:21 pm The link to 18 U.S. Code § 47 is hilarious. Do not sell fake US coins in the US without "copy" stamped on them. Report this Post to the Staff
CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 10:26 pm Quote: The link to 18 U.S. Code § 47 is hilarious. Rofl! I accidentally deleted the "1" from 471 when pasting! That had me in stitches! Here is the real link. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/471 Who knew that hunting burros with an airplane was a crime. Edited by CopperCastle 01/04/2015 10:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coreycoins New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 10:36 pm The weird thing is that I have every coin made in all of the mints even the 1885 & 1884. They all weigh 24.9-25 grams. I bought them from a guy who said his mom died and he found them in a drawer. I can imagine how she managed to round up 27 fake Trade dollars in every mint. I've looked on ebay for listings that say fake and multiple have completed and the rarer ones do between 50-100 bucks. I wonder what a complete set would be worth? Report this Post to the Staff
coreycoins New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 10:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coreycoins New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 10:45 pm I have three more pages all the to 1885 then an extra 1874 & 1875 Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 11:27 pm They all look like fakes. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
coreycoins New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/04/2015 11:32 pm Read the rest of the posts... I've already mentioned that they are probably fakes... Report this Post to the Staff
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