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Hello all, I hope this is the correct place to post this, and my apologies if not. I've done a lot of studying, magnifying and second guessing, trying to figure out if this 1865 Seated Liberty dollar is genuine or not, and while I'm leaning in one direction, I'd love to hear any input and/or opinions on it from whomever would like to give it. Weight: 26.5g Diameter: 37.9 A fairly cheap caliper and digital scale were used for the figures above, so while accurate for the most part, likely could be off .01 or so +/-    |
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Moderator
 United States
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I fear there's very little question that it's fake. In addition to the classic "grainy" look of the devices, the date digits are all wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The date is off. Fake or altered into an 1865.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I vote fake. The color suggests a non-silver alloy. The date digits look like they are the wrong style. Hopefully you didn't spend any money on it....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A worn looking coin, without much wear. JMHO
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7621 Posts |
Notice the dark toning around the devices? That is a huge indicator that this coin has questionable authenticity and most likely has Chinese origins.
The date font is way off, too!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
 United States
20 Posts |
Yep, I figured. Thank you for the confirmation. While I did buy it, it was on the condition that I could return it if I learned it was fake. Thanks again for the input everyone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin looks like a cast fake as there are lots of pit marks and cast bumps in the fields.
Edited by Slider23
12/01/2017 11:16 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Gee, looks just like my "replica"...   |
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United States
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Liberty's head bothers me more than anything.  to the CCF! |
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Posted 12/01/2017 9:25 pm
