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Is This 1947 Dollar Fake Or Not?

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 Posted 12/01/2016  9:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kbbpll to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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You could buy some early George dollars from the 50's to help you understand the surfaces of these types

But keep in mind below advice from Calgary Coin, which I didn't realize until a few years ago.

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The new obverse design, again by T. H. Paget, arrived late in 1948 and was used until 1952. The inscription now read "GEORGE VI DIE GRATIA REX" (Latin for "George 6th, by God's Grace King") and with deeper hairlines making the coins look sharper in mint state than earlier dates. This affects how the coins look in all lower grades and one cannot use the same grading standard for 1948 to 1952 dollars as for 1937 to 1947 dollars. They would have to wear to VF-30 before the hair looks as muted as it does on uncirculated examples of earlier dates.

I would grade it AU Details based on the obverse. Zooming in I see horizontal hairlines and that gash below the ear seems to be on the coin.
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 Posted 12/01/2016  10:46 pm  Show Profile   Check nss-52's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add nss-52 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Seller says "flawless".
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 Posted 12/02/2016  12:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add purelywasted to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ASYN... is notorious for being generous with grades and conditions. Older silver coins are primarily cleaned/harshly cleaned, but described as flawless. I would assume nothing from this seller is better than a XF40 - details.
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Thank you everyone! You are all of great help!

And I have been very careful with any coin I buy on ebay lately, there are even fake king George V nickels being counterfeited!
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Mike9999999-
Anytime your in doubt about a coin,
don't hesitate to post a picture or
the listing here for an opinion.
If you can point out your area of concern,
that would also help..
The counterfeits are getting so good
that they can even fool some of the experts.
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