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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21597 Posts |
Looks genuine but it does have some wear on it.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6526 Posts |
Based on color. I say fake  |
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Moderator
United States
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I'm voting counterfeit. Note the size and shape of the dots between the words. They should be small and round.  Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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not too sure about it's authenticity, what do you think? I'm not convinced of the authenticity of this one. The statue of Lafayette on the reverse is lacking in detail. Is this the result of wear or of a poorly executed counterfeit die? From the image presented, I'm not sure. The coin also presents quite a few pronounced parallel lines that could be hairline scratches introduced as part of a past cleaning or artificial aging. nickelsearcher is the expert 'round these parts on circulated US commemoratives, I would trust his eyes/thoughts. Me, I would pass on this particular coin. Too many questionable aspects for me. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Close examination of the serifs on several letters suggests a counterfeit as well.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
735 Posts |
Personally would stay away from this one as I am not convinced of its authenticity.
I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5394 Posts |
Total fake , only buy this issue graded!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3635 Posts |
Counterfeit, but copied from a genuine DuVall 1-B Lafayette Dollar. Like the disturbing counterfeit VAM-correct 1899-O Morgan, this one could be troublesome because of the inadvertently accurate variety. The DuVall 1-B is the most common of the known varieties, so it's not surprising they nailed the variety.
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United States
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I am highly skeptical of this example, likely not authentic. It's just simply 'off' to my eye and likely cleaned, or at least the illusion of cleaned. I suggest that you stay away from this one.
Circulated examples of the Lafayette dollar appear regularly in the market and it won't take a forever search for you to find a suitable one for your growing circulated collection.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
I notified the seller and sent him a link to this thread, he thanked me and sold it anyway.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
If in doubt, leave out.
Your 'gut' feeling has saved you.
Hopefully, good lesson learned without financial injury.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@russell1256, As @nickelsearcher and other noted, the more common varieties of the Lafayette Dollar are fairly readily available in eye pleasing mid- to high-AU. They are scarce, but not truly rare. I sold my personal collection recently, but I had an eye-appealing DuVall 1-B that was AU-55/AU-58. I snagged it at a Missouri Numismatic Society show many years ago, and never regretted having a nice slider as an example.
Eye appealing examples can be found in most shows, on the usual auction sites, and in dealer inventory. Take your time, select one with a solid strike, minimal wear, and few contact marks. They exist, and can be found with a little searching. Don't just "settle" for one. There isn't much price difference between a run of the mill example and one with eye appeal. As you did with this one, if it doesn't "look right," pass on it. Even if genuine, it won't be eye pleasing, and you likely would regret the purchase a year or so down the road.
Certified examples don't run much more than raw examples. Even the second and third tier TPGs do very well on authentication. Remember to buy the coin, and not the grade on the slab.
For raw coins, take a little time and learn the DuVall varieties. DuVall 1-B and 2-C are by far the most common varieties. Knowing the attribution of these two varieties will help weed out most of the fakes that are out there. Examining known genuine coins in hand is the best education for spotting the fakes.
You are on the right track. Hang in there, and you will find the right example.
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