Fake/Counterfeit 1876-S Trade Dollar

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MisterT Pillar of the Community United States 2003 Posts	Posted 03/26/2021 01:49 am This is my first time trying to post pictures so I hope this turns out OK. This is a 1876s Trade dollar that had been sitting in my collection for over 30 years until I just discovered it was counterfeit. Coin was .45 grams under weight and I graded this coin XF. Upon close examination the obverse and reverse were covered in raised die polish lines and numerous "Pimples". A specific gravity test resulted in a reading of 8.74 which is more consistent with copper. Funny thing is that it passed the ping test and sounded like silver. Confident of my test results, I filed the reeded edge to reveal a copper or brass core. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/26/2021 10:24 am Can you enlarge those pics? to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
MisterT Pillar of the Community United States 2003 Posts	Posted 03/26/2021 2:45 pm Coinfrog, I am sorry, I tried to enlarge the pictures but the quality is poor and still does not show the pimpling and heavy polish lines. In fact when I looked at this coin with a wide angle normal magnifier The surfaces appeared normal but when I used my 5x loupe it was easy to spot all the imperfections. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6543 Posts	Posted 03/26/2021 2:55 pm Little help from your friends. Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54281 Posts	Posted 03/26/2021 3:51 pm Thanks for the images of this counterfeit. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
MisterT Pillar of the Community United States 2003 Posts	Posted 03/26/2021 4:22 pm Even the enlarged pictures fail to due the imperfections justice. You can see some evidence of the die polish lines on the reverse between Trade and Dollar, but up close this looks like the counterfeiter used rough grit sandpaper to polish the pimples from his spark erosion die radially around the obverse and reverse yet still missed a great deal of them in the fields. I hope to be able to provide better quality photographs for future posts. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95806 Posts	Posted 03/26/2021 7:25 pm to CCF Thanks for sharing this 'coin' with us Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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