1795 Uncentered Draped Bust, Real Or Fake?

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turbofever New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 4:09 pm I helped one of my customers out with something and they gave me this coin as a token of appreciation. I am a newbie when it comes to coins and was looking to get your thoughts on if it is real or fake before I spend some money to send it out for authenticity. From what I was able to gather, it is a 1795 uncentered draped bust? Thanks for your inputs! Report this Post to the Staff

hoosiergator Valued Member 204 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 4:27 pm Appears by softness of details in particular on the reverse to be a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Omegaraptor Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 4:49 pm New member here, though this isn't my first coin forum. All early silver dollars should have a lettered edge. This one has a reeded edge, so I'd say it's fake. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 4:51 pm This is one of the most counterfeited coins of all time because of its rarity. A real one is worth many thousands of dollars. I'm not an expert of this series and expect someone with more knowledge to give an opinion soon. From the pictures it does look mushy and probably is a fake. Questions Is it attracted to a magnet? Can you weigh it? - I think it should be 27 grams. Is the edge lettered? Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 4:56 pm Bad fake. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 4:59 pm Terribly bad fake. Report this Post to the Staff
turbofever New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 5:18 pm Thanks for your responses everyone. I was having doubts myself, but I thought you never know. Given this old school scale is calibrated still, it weighs in close to 2oz which is way off. I do not have a magnet at the moment to test it with. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 6:03 pm Yeah, it's a fake. Is it still made of silver, or at least part silver though? IDK but the rim looks silver ish Report this Post to the Staff
turbofever New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 6:15 pm The guy said it was pure silver so if that is the case, melt value isn't that bad Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 08/17/2016 8:32 pm Welcome to the CCF, TurboFever I seriously doubt that that this fake has much, if any silver therein. Personally, I'd not sell it as silver without testing it. Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 08/20/2016 7:31 pm Horrible fake to CCF, if its silver, you have melt which is doing good now Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/21/2016 9:25 pm Fake Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 09/05/2016 08:14 am I agree with all of the above. Report this Post to the Staff
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