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New Member
United States
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Hi All, I found this coin in my friend's collection. It is a peculiar coin (39mm diameter, 27gms weight, silver) without denomination. The obverse side does not carry a denomination, but instead carries the year of minting, 1880, but the zero in 1880 is slightly off-center. The back of the coin contains only 10 stars as compared to the 13 you usually see. I want to know if this is a rare coin or an error coin. Would somebody be able to throw some light on that? I checked online and the dimensions and weight of the coin match the 1 dollar coin minted in 1880s but obviously those coins contain the denomination. I want to know if this is valuable to a collector.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Moderator
 United States
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I don't believe that is an actual coin.
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New Member
 United States
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You mean it could be a fake coin? That was my initial reaction too, but what interested me was that the dimensions and weight match the silver dollar from 1880. The differences are that the year which has to be on the reverse, is on the obverse (which made me think this was an error coin), and the "En Pleuribus Unum" is missing alongside the 13 stars on the reverse, here I have only 10 stars.
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Moderator
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Norway
1358 Posts |
It looks like a fantasy token to me, based on existing coin designs.
An actual coin always has a denomination on it. This one hasn't.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3516 Posts |
Fake, Fantasy, whatever you want to call it, it isn't worth much if anything.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Only of value to those who COLLECT fakes and fantasy issues. Probably worth $2-3 to one of them.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5241 Posts |
If it is actual silver (and I would be surprised if it is)it would be worth more. any coin dealer should be able to determine this.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Interesting.
To much wrong to be a U.S mint product. Even patterns have
denomination .. and would have had 13 stars.
Best you could hope for is finding out if it is silver.
Finding out why it was made .. for what purpose ... might get
you some value .. over silver ..
If it is not silver ... dollar or two
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Valued Member
United States
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If you do the tissue paper test (split a Kleenex in half and lay it over the coin in good light), that should show if it is silver or not. Silver will show up as bright and shiny as ever, while cupronickel or plated silver will be dark.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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An odd thing for sure.  to the CCF! |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks all for your answers
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2563 Posts |
It's a definite fake/fantasy coin
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4592 Posts |
It's not a coin, as it was not issued (monetized) by a government. And it doesn't have a denomination.
It could be a medal, game piece, token, fantasy, etc.
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