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1986FC New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 12:17 pm Recently I bought a 1798 silver us dollar in brick-a-brack shop and I have checked it on the Internet and I am sure it is real as the pictures of replica coins have stamps on them which say replica or copy and the coin I have does not. But the 2 sides are a different way up from each other so I was wondering does this matter?. Does anyone know how much this coin is worth if it is real ? Thank You. Report this Post to the Staff

MorganNoob Pillar of the Community United States 533 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 12:31 pm Quote: But the 2 sides are a different way up from each other I'm not sure what you mean by this. As for the authenticity, there are copies being made in china and passed off on ebay as authentic, some of them are actually pretty good counterfits... If you can post a pic of it it would help. If you don't mind my asking, how much did you pay for it, that could also be a clue. Report this Post to the Staff
Brewzz Valued Member United States 199 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 12:44 pm Do you mean that the sides are 180 degrees rotated from each other? Report this Post to the Staff
1986FC New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 12:51 pm well I paid £50 for it but the man didnt seem to know much about it. what I mean by the sides are a different way up is if I had it on the eagle side and I turned it over the picture on the other side is the other way up. Here are the pictures: Image: Woman.jpg 19.43 KB Image: Eagle.jpg 22.61 KB Report this Post to the Staff
1986FC New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 12:59 pm This is what I mean when I turn it over . keeping the head up straight. Image: Dollar2.jpg 21.04 KB when I turn it over : Image: Dollar.jpg 23.4 KB Report this Post to the Staff
1sikevo Pillar of the Community United States 1130 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:00 pm Looks fake from the pictures. Sorry... Hope you did not pay much for them. Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:01 pm I think you should go get your L50 back. The TES in United States is weak and really looks like a Chinese fob :( Report this Post to the Staff
1986FC New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:08 pm Thanks for your help. I wasnt expecting it to be anything big anyway I just found it quite interesting researching it and I became curious about how much I would be. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:09 pm FIRST to CCF All US coins are struck in what is call 'coin alignment'. If you hold the coin at the top and bottom and the obverse looking at you and then you rotate the coin east and west, the reverse should be upside down. Now for the sad news -IMO- I think your coin is a fake. The date does not appear to be correct and on the reverse the eagle's feathers do not look correct. Can you get a weight on the coin? It should weigh around 26.96 grams and be made of silver (90%). The color looks off, but that may be the pics. Can you get closer? Report this Post to the Staff
Bilbo Pillar of the Community United States 812 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:28 pm Welcome to the forum! If the coin were genuine, it would retail for $2000 to $6000 in that condition. Sadly, there are many more fakes out in the marketplace than real examples. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:44 pm Quote: ...i am sure it is real as the pictures of replica coins have stamps on them which say replica or copy and the coin I have does not... Not true. Many fakes are on the market being sold as genuine items. That's an arms length fake. That seller probably knew more than you thought he did. Last I knew 50 pounds sterling was over $100 USD. Try to get your money back. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:46 pm Yes, try to get that money back. This in any case is a bad quality fake. At least for 50 pounds you should get a crafted one! **And last I checked, the pound is getting close to the Euro rate L1 = $1.46 E1 = $1.40 Report this Post to the Staff
Brewzz Valued Member United States 199 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 1:48 pm I would be mad if I just spent $75 on That coin............ Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 4:15 pm Fake Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 4:17 pm I'll say thumbs down. No chance it's real. Report this Post to the Staff
Isaiah New Member United States 35 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 4:23 pm Authentic. Report this Post to the Staff
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