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New Member
Ireland
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Hi I bought this 1853 $1 coin... I have doubts if its real or not.. Any advice?  2  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks plated, unfortunately. Hard to say what is under the plating.
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New Member
 Ireland
7 Posts |
I tried the magnet test. the coin didnt stick to the magnet. I think its made out of real gold.. but the coin looks very poorly the U out of aligned with the N.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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New Member
Ireland
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
 I hope you did not pay much for this. Gold dollars are widely counterfeited and this piece has a lot of problems. Many metals including copper and lead are not magnetic so....even if it's genuine, or a gold copy, it's not worth more than melt value, $55 tops. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
looks to be an ex jewelry piece. as for real gold it would need to be tested.
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New Member
Ireland
7 Posts |
I paid $160 for it unfortunately
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
Perhaps you can take or send it back?
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New Member
Ireland
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Im trying to communicate with the seller.. I have buyers protection on it with paypal.. so I might open a claim if he doesn't want to give me a refund.. I told him I will return his coin
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8938 Posts |
It looks really fake...  |
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Valued Member
United States
286 Posts |
Oh dear, this one screams fake. Even being heavily and badly plated, I can tell the reverse detail sharpness is a joke and gold dollars do not have a beaded border like that. The bad plating job was probably intentional to try to cover up its fakeness...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
Certainly a fake. Hope you get your money back.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is a fake, as you mentioned the U is wildly out of place, and the font stlye of the 1 in both the date and denomination is wrong.
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Moderator
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just open a dispute when time allows, be sure to send it back with tracking and insured and have the package weighed when at the PO and ask to have that shown on your reciept. If you have a friendly small PO I'd even put the fake in the mailer right in front of them so they'll remember what you sent. Don't be all that trusting of the seller to pay you back, open a case no matter what he says. Stick around here and you'll learn a lot and be more informed when buying in the future. to CCF Edited by TNG
10/11/2018 12:14 pm
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Posted 10/10/2018 7:04 pm
