1928 P Peace Dollar

I'm not prepared to call it authentic based on these images. It would require first accepting it as the strongest strike I've ever seen on a 1928, while still having the slightly muddy, smoothed look of a coin which has been mechanically polished. I'm bothered by the way the lighting makes the obverse field look less than flat, and by the voids in the field right of the L. The B in LIBERTY is odd, too.

If real, there's no doubt in my mind it's a Details coin. It may not be possible to tell if it circulated or not after the polishing. So, even if I chose to believe it authentic in-hand, I don't see much more than a $225-250 coin.

It bears mentioning that there is one single MS67 at Top Pop for this coin. If the example here were a righeteous coin with original surfaces, it would easily be the finest 1928 extant.

If real it'll probably be unc details. I also notice possibly a die break or alteration in the 8 in 1928. I also notice the weird shape of B in liberty too. I just sent out my genuine 28 peace yesterday to ncs to remove heavy tarnish and the B wasn't weird like this one and the 8 had no issues. Wait to see it in hand and go from there, you either got a nice coin or a very nice counterfeit.

The coin looks to good to be true. The jaw, mouth and nose look totally different on the two side by side coins. If the coin graded MS 66, it is a $40,000 coin. I have a MS 62 that I paid $590. Can I ask what you paid for the coin?

470. I have been taking pictures in different lighting trying to replicate seller photos. I will upload asap.

I don't have a 1928 to try this with, but here are some photos of my "not-quite-as-good-as-the-one-pictured" 1925:



Obviously, I don't have the same lighting setup as the seller, but for the photo on the left I used an LED flashlight propped on some books. On the right, I had just general lighting like I use for most of my other coin photos.

The photo on the left shows no luster whatsoever, and the coin looks cleaned/dipped. But it also shows off the relief in the hair, the rays, and the rim, making them look stronger than they really are. But as you can see on the right, the coin really has some luster, while at the same time having sorta mushy details.

I'm gonna wait for better photos of the actual coin before passing judgement.

@aahz thanks, you didn't have to take the time to do that so I appreciate it. I'm sure he has lots of lighting setups.

sellers exact words in description:

The Coin has a BLAZE WHITE LUSTER with VERY FEW MARKS and an ABOVE AVERAGE STRIKE on both the obverse and reverse. A beautiful coin and a great addition to anyones collection.

With a mintage of only 360,649 the 1928 Peace Silver Dollars has the lowest mintage of all the Peace Silver dollars.

Guaranteed Authenticity.

The coin pictured is the actual coin you will receive.

if he states it has a BLAZING WHITE LUSTER and Bag marks (apparently unseen in the photos) then that would make it seem that the coin was in fact photographed with LEDs and probably ran a few soft filters over it before adding to ebay. I think I'm going to just pay and have it shipped as he also states he Guarantees authenticity. which if its modified or counterfeited then that's grounds for the return and full refund.

Yes, the "altered 3" forgery is a distinct possibility, and there is the "convenient" damage on and near the 8, which could be to disguise tooling marks. But the top loop of the 8 looks seamless right where the alteration would need to be, so maybe the "damage" on the bottom loop really is honest damage, such as a bag hit or something. Still, waiting to see the coin in a better light (pun intended)

And even if it turns out to be fake and the seller doesn't honor his return/refund policy, you would have both the ebay and the PayPal buyer-protection policies to fall back on.