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New Member
India
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Can anyone help me determine if this 1796 draped bust that I found in a small village in India is real?  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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New Member
 India
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I assumed it was, but can you educate me on how you know?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 I too would like to know how this is detected as a fake. |
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Canada
3733 Posts |
here is a PCGS au details certified.. look at the date..then look at the op's coin..  |
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Moderator
 United States
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If I remember correctly the 1795 had a off-center bust version (top of head under B) and a centered bust version (top of hair under E). In 1796 they only made the centered bust version.
The subject coin has the off-center bust.
How much did you pay?
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Moderator
United States
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to the Community! |
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New Member
India
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Didn't buy it yet. They wanted about $80 for it. Here is a picture of the back.  |
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Valued Member
United States
456 Posts |
I don't know the diagnostics, but the strike quality and preservation look too good to be true.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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$80 for a $1000-10000 coin is all I need to know.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Counterfeit. Among other things, that reverse rim makes it obvious it is a fake. These sell for $4 or $5 in China.
Edited by IndianGoldEagle
02/05/2019 1:20 pm
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here's one I found in Virginia City for about the same price.  They're everywhere, and always in places where you'd never find a real one. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
02/05/2019 8:41 pm
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Posted 02/05/2019 07:48 am
