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New Member
Sweden
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What do you think?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1609 Posts |
I have doubts. The font of the date looks off from a genuine specimen.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
It's fake. The hair detail and date give it away.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3477 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1606 Posts |
Unless this is some obscure variant I've never heard of, it's a Copy. Not even a very good one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1055 Posts |
Easily a fake, hair/eyes give it away, date is wrong also
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Hair, face, date, and denticles are all wrong. 100% fake.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Definitely a fake, (style of Liberty quite wrong, edge beading very different from genuine), best termed 'jeweler's copy' if it is gold.
These often faked for jewelry purposes.
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New Member
 Sweden
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Thanks to all who made time and made an effort to answer my question.
Now to the second question - Is there any value in this coin? I bought it several years ago and do not remember the price back then.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1606 Posts |
It has little or no numismatic value. Any value it has depends on its metallic composition. Check with a gold buyer to see if they would buy it. Before handing over cash, he will do chem test (that involves scraping a sample to a stone and applying a series of chemicals) which is mildly destructive. Do a search for "gold test arkansas stone" and you can find more details.
If it's plated base metal, that's not good. Good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
Not good. Not even close. The design is roughly the same, but the execution was done by someone outside of the 19th century mint system. I don't have an 1868 gold dollar, but the design work was the same year after year. The only thing that varies is the style of the date. Here is a genuine example of an 1858 gold dollar. The differences between the real piece and the fake are subtle but obvious if you really look.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3049 Posts |
do a specific gravity test on it to find out if it's gold.. .between that and a magnet there's no need to scrape it or apply an acid..if it's at least gold you could sell it for it's PM value... otherwise it's a blank...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1475 Posts |
It looks like a poor copy, as mentioned above. Especially comparing to authentic picture.
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Valued Member
United States
309 Posts |
I remember seeing a bunch of counterfeit one dollar gold pieces, in fact a basket full, back in the 1980s. I was going to buy one as real but the dealer let me know to look closely. I learned that if any single letter in the legend is not struck up or differs in style from the same letter elsewhere, best to pass. If everything looks good and consistent you may still want to get scientific with weights, diameters, and comparison to known good examples if you are buying raw coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Terrible fake. But anyway -  to the CCF! |
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