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United States
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My brother just gave me a 1922 Peace dollar, and an 1886 Morgan dollar. As soon as I saw them, I had the thought they weren't real. However Replicas and Counterfeits aren't my area, so I was wondering if you guys could confirm my thoughts.     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Definitely a counterfeit. The date logo usually gives it away.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks a lot Coinfrog! That's all I needed to know.
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United States
992 Posts |
Fake, although an interesting die crack through the 9 in the date.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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although an interesting die crack through the 9 in the date. That it is. I don't ever recall seeing an authentic coin with a die failure from the neck in that direction but then again, I'm not a dark-sider... |
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Canada
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did your brother say where he got them, and how much he paid for them?
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Australia
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fake from an set of fakes, sometimes in an album sometimes not. Usually accompanied by a fake Morgan 1887 or 1888 o, or/and french indo China piastre, and/or a British rocking horse crown and sometime a whole bunch of fatman dollars or fantasy coins.
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Well currently I'm in Oman, in the Middle East. He got them at this shop that had several coins spread across a table. That made me pretty sure that they were fake. The Morgan dollar looked roughly the same. He paid about $10 total. Lots and lots of red flags that he didn't really see. |
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United States
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The 'IN GOD WE TRVST' is very weak on this coin. It shouldn't be. I think it's a cast counterfeit. Weigh the coins to see if they are the proper weight. Do they have the silver "ring" when dropped on a table?
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I was thinking the same thing, looks exactly like a cast counterfeit. Has the grainy texture of one too. And no, another suspicion was the fact that it does not have the silver ring to it either.
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it will be magnetic (most of the times) and will not weigh correctly.
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Posted 12/04/2020 1:12 pm
