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southernguy30 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 3:45 pm Real or Fake? Its got some gold or gilded paint on it. Got this on ebay posted it on facebook in one of the coin groups lot of people liked it; had one or two people say it was fake,another said the mint mark gives it away. I tested it with a magnet it didn't stick to the coin. Also another said I should get it weighed ill try to do that tomorrow. What do all of you think? Condition may be a lil rough but still looks cool to me. Report this Post to the Staff

Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 4:04 pm Looks real Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 4:17 pm Looks OK to me. Assume it isn't really oval. Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 4:21 pm I see nothing that screams fake....definitely test weight of it....Chinese counterfeits are getting better and harder to spot these days Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 4:25 pm My first thought was real, but won't bet on it. Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 4:36 pm It appears real to me. Soak that thing in acetone stat! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/30/2015 4:39 pm I'm not that familiar with Trade dollars other than their highly counterfeited . IMHO I'm not good with it. Report this Post to the Staff
southernguy30 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 07/01/2015 12:57 am Thanks for all the info everybody. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 07/01/2015 01:15 am My default is to assume that any Trade dollar not in reputable TPG plastic is fake, and (not) bid accordingly, in other words, bid any money I don't care if I lose. If I see one for a hundred bucks and it looks real enough and is from a reputable seller, I might take a shot on it just as a gamble, because sometimes you do get lucky. The reverse die crack is often diagnostic of a fake, but your coin has a Type 2 obverse & reverse, which is correct for 1877, and the detail on the front rocks and rear feathers is correctly detailed instead of flat. Another dead giveaway: Look at the coin, facing up, just like in your first photo. Take it, and flip it over to the other side without rotating it. In a real Trade, the coin's reverse will be upside-down to you (coin alignment); in a fake Trade, the coin's reverse will be right side up to you (medal alignment.) The fact that it's not magnetic is good, and the weight should be around 27g. If you have a 27g, non magnetic, type 2/type 2 1877-S Trade dollar with coin orientation, it's probably real; it looks plated, ex-Jewelry, probably ex-Orient. Either that or the Chinese have REALLY stepped up the game. I am going to vote with the "real" camp even without your testing; but if you could weigh it, or tell us the orientation, that would be great. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
southernguy30 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 07/02/2015 1:52 pm Had it tested and weighed today its the real thing. Report this Post to the Staff
OLCoins Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 07/02/2015 3:41 pm highly likely real the condition outside of the problems are XF and a nice patina to boot Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/02/2015 3:52 pm This would be a strange-looking thing for even the Chinese to fake. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 07/02/2015 6:32 pm True, Coinfrog, but they are going to great lengths now to disguise the giveaway fake surfaces. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
southernguy30 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 07/02/2015 7:42 pm its got great patina. Awesome coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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