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Valued Member
United States
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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***I just got into coin collecting and am really into it. It's like a sickness! bought this 1878-s and I think it seems like a high grade but I don't really know anything yet. What do you guys think and glad to be here!   *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Valued Member
New Zealand
148 Posts |
The one thing I know about Trade dollars is that they are commonly counterfeited. For that reason, they are an excellent candidate for buying slabbed. With that said, your coin is either genuine or a very good fake. It does appear, however, to have been cleaned - most apparent on the left obverse field. |
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Valued Member
 United States
271 Posts |
Thanks Aoraki, I have been reading up on all the fakes. I didn't realize how many and how bad it is. I bought several other coins off ebay and now I am worried about them. I did buy from reputable sellers but that might not mean much. I didn't realize it been cleaned till yesterday when I looked at it. So it definitely is? |
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New Zealand
148 Posts |
Quote:Thanks Aoraki, I have been reading up on all the fakes. I didn't realize how many and how bad it is. I bought several other coins off ebay and now I am worried about them. I did buy from reputable sellers but that might not mean much. I didn't realize it been cleaned till yesterday when I looked at it. So it definitely is? I expect that others with Trade dollar experience will pipe up soon. |
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Rest in Peace
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 to the forums! Think you're lucky, beginners I guess, lol! It does appear to be legit, but as said, HARSHLY cleaned. To a lot of coin purists that's a killer. As a grade, XF50, details, hardly cleaned. Maybe sliding up to a AU53, but no higher, too much wear. It does have nice enough detail, do hope its real. Not magnetic and correct weight? That there will tell you much. Good luck with the rest, but do put up the sellers pix here before you get took in the future, OK? Beside, we like pix!  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Fake. Look at Liberties Feet and Hands.
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
MoxKing, why do you say it's fake. I feel like crap now. I looked up a PCGS coin and compared and I cannot see any difference.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1494 Posts |
BassPro, to the Forum. |
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
Thank you owatchman!! Hope to learn from all you pros! I am a rookie but really love this coin collecting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
I honestly cannot tell if it's fake or not, and I will wait for the experts to chime in. Quote:
Fake. Look at Liberties Feet and Hands. A PCGS photo shows little difference between the OP's coin and a legit one. |
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United States
271 Posts |
What is this coin suppose to weigh? I have a scale on order.
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Rest in Peace
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Here's my fake, see what you think. Mine is "mushy"  From the files HERE at CCF: I see NO difference in this one and OP's coin. The hands (both) are same, ngle of toes, same and the feathers are an exact match in consistency and shape. The MM seems correct but ai have no example to compare placement/shape to deterine a die pair. The stars are complete and formed correctly. If this (OP) coin is a fake it is a VERY good one. Need weight and magnetic fail to be sure.  Edited by Crazyb0
01/19/2018 6:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
In the PCGS photo I'm looking at, the smaller MS67 specimen shown here, the extended hand holding the branch has 4 distinct fingers. The OP's coin has 3, and there is a clear break between the branch and the thumb. The lines between the toes also look more distinct in the OP's coin than the PCGS one. I'm not an expert and each of these pics is not zoomed in far enough to see the differences clearly. But as noted, Trade dollars are commonly counterfeit -- some much more obviously than others. If in doubt, send it to a TPG for authentication. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8521 Posts |
Sure looks real to me. I went to PCGS photo grade and saw no differences at all.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
824 Posts |
It looks real to me and the weight of an 1878 S Trade dollar should be 27.2 grams. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7636 Posts |
Genuine....XF details due to cleaning.
Nice pickup!
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Posted 01/19/2018 2:41 pm
