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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by CoinHuntingDrew
09/01/2015 4:40 pm
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I can't say I'm all that convinced of the 1875. You know about the different Trade dollar obverses and reverses, right? The 1873-S and Early Dollar are obvious on their faces, though. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks for your diligence here.
I have never understood why anyone would buy ANYTHING on E-bay without full return privileges.
It's time for a reference book on Chinese counterfeits.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agreed. Speaking just for myself, I believe I do understand the differences. I was just speaking in general terms about returns and the ever-growing need for education in the field of Chinese counterfeits.
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09/01/2015 6:22 pm
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Just like the 1921-only reverse found on earlier-dated Morgans, the wrong obverse/reverse for the year on a Trade dollar is a smoking-gun determiner of a counterfeit, although it doesn't work the other way of course. The 1875 is a Type 1 obverse and Type 2 reverse, appropriate for the date, and doesn't really factor into my thinking as a result. I'm not saying the 1875 isn't fake, just that I don't see enough evidence to be sure. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Well-summarized as always, thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
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SsDd, it has that look in the fields. Just literally no scratches or anything at all, but the coin is clearly worn.
I'll PM the seller and have it weighed.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm almost 100% sure it's a counterfeit, and it's rare for me to be that confident when someone strongly disagrees.
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I'm not continuing to post to be argumentative, just in the interest of presenting a discussion. It's my position that the images do not contain enough photographic detail to allow you to be that sure of the fields or devices. I agree there's a lot that looks fake here, but experience tells me not to trust the detail I see in images like this. Your dedication is a service to the Forum, Drew, but we need to expand your horizons.  |
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The only time I have bought a coin with no return is a roll of silver eagles from one of those silver sellers on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm not continuing to post to be argumentative, just in the interest of presenting a discussion. I know, I know, sorry if I came off that way haha. I'm just almost certain it's a counterfeit, but I can't guarantee that 100% due to bad pictures. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have never understood why anyone would buy ANYTHING on E-bay without full return privileges. Well considering there is no such thing as no returns on ebay why not. You can always make a return, at worst you just file it a SNAD and you get back the whole amount. |
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I know, I know, sorry if I came off that way haha.
No, not at all; I was more worried that you'd feel I was attacking you when nothing could be further from the truth. |
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