Help Authenticating These Trade Dollars

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mattk New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 2:18 pm Hi everyone. I am hoping someone can help me authenticate these Trade dollars. They are rare in the UK, so I am not very familiar with what I should be looking for: 1847 1872 1873 1878 1879 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 2:20 pm All fake. They're fantasy pieces. FYI the CC or Carson city mint wasn't established for making coins til 1870. I doubt they're even real silver. Hopefully you can get your money back. Report this Post to the Staff
mattk New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 2:57 pm Thank you, I assumed they were, especially with the CC mark. What are the key things to look for? These crop up occasionally but are cheap as they are not as popular as in the USA. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 3:32 pm Check ebay sold prices in TPG's to get a feel for what is real. The ones you are showing are terrible fakes, not even remotely close to what the real coin looks like. Trade dollars have been heavily counterfeited since the 1950's. Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 4:01 pm The two Trade dollars are counterfeit pattern coins. A genuine pattern Trade dollar is made with 90% silver and the design was never used in circulation. The Goloid dollars are counterfeit pattern coins. A genuine Goloid was made from gold, silver and copper and never put into use because there was concern of the coins being counterfeited. If these coins were genuine, they would be worth over $2,000 each. You can check the weight, thickness, magnet test and compare to a genuine coin in a TPG holder. Edited by Slider23 01/02/2017 10:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 4:47 pm Indeed, just junk, sorry. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 01/02/2017 4:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 01/02/2017 8:26 pm I bet they all stick to magnets. Sorry, but they are all fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Fathead 5 Valued Member United States 294 Posts	Posted 01/10/2017 02:55 am The first one, 1847-CC is not a Trade dollar, but it's fake nevertheless. Report this Post to the Staff
billjones Pillar of the Community United States 1499 Posts	Posted 01/10/2017 3:22 pm All counterfeit, probably from our Chinese friends who are doing their darnest to ruin this hobby. I am sick of hearing about Chinese Panda coins from graders like NGC who make money off of them. Until the Chinese clean up their act and shut down the Chinese counterfeiters, I want nothing to do with any Panda coins. Edited by billjones 01/10/2017 3:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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