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New Member
United States
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I have a coin that looks like a brasher doubloon. I would like to know the best place to go to have it appraised if that's the correct term. I don't want it to be mailed out and don't know where to start. I've had this for almost 40 years.
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Moderator
 United States
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not sure exactly what coin you are talking about. Can you post a picture?  |
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New Member
 United States
3 Posts |
1787 Brasher Doubloon, I don't have it with me at present, for posting a picture.
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New Member
United States
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Many many years ago I had a small coin shop look at it, they stated it was not authentic , but insisted on purchasing from me, I declined.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From wikipedia: Quote:
The Brasher Doubloon is a rare American coin, privately minted in and after 1787. This is not a world coin topic. |
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United States
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moving this to US Classic Coins  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Many many years ago I had a small coin shop look at it, they stated it was not authentic Since these are rare, they were probably correct and wanted it for its precious metal content. Try taking it to a coin show near you -- you will get the opportunity to show it to many dealers. http://www.coinzip.com has listings of many coin shows. If any dealer thinks it might be authentic then you probably want it authenticated by one of the top third party graders, NGC or PCGS. |
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United States
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to CCF. Your first step is to post good photos here on CCF. It cost you nothing to do so. Those coins are faked a lot. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As stated the Brasher doubloon is commonly faked, even forty years ago. Most are pretty easily recognized souvenir type copies. Check the edge and see if there is a casting seam. Pictures would probably answer it pretty quickly.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are only I believe seven Brasher Doubloons known and I don't think a new one has turned up for over 150 years. The chances are better than 99.999% that you coin is one of the tens of thousands of fakes/copies/souvenirs that have been made over the years. But by all means when you can post a picture There is always that minuscule chance you'll have number 8. A few years back someone turned up the fourth 1853 O no arrows half dollar, first new one in over 104 years. And there was that guy that turned up a continental currency dollar at a flea marker for a dollar.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you are able to get a hold of it for a picture it would save you a lot of hassle and money. But if you can't or won't do that then the most "official" way to know for certain is to send it to a reputable third party grading company. Given the extremely high chance you have a counterfeit, I'd say send it to ANACS as they are the cheapest of the three main companies. If this interests you we can explain how to go about this. But I can't stress enough that getting us a picture would be a far better place to begin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Take two photos, one side of the coin and then the other, and post them here. We'll let you know our thoughts.
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Valued Member
United States
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 This is probably a fake, but who knows? |
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Posted 08/24/2016 10:00 pm
