Need Help With To Determine If This Coin Is Real Or Fake. Not Familiar With Trade Dollars (1873)

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Chance16 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 6:28 pm Trying to help a friend with his coins. I'm not knowledgeable enough with Trade dollars to determine if it's real or not. Any help/advice greatly appreciated. * Edited by Staff to Add Year to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21586 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 6:55 pm Definitely a fake and not even a good one at that. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17894 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 7:01 pm Hello and This looks to me like a crude copy of the pattern Bailly's Trade dollar. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2280 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 7:08 pm No doubt a fake. Hopefully they didn't pay anything for it. You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 8:51 pm Outrageous fake. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 9:36 pm Metal value only. Which in this case, would probably be about ten cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Chance16 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 10:14 pm Thanks for your replies. Can anyone point out some the things that make it a fake? I want to be able to give that info to my friend when I deliver the bad news. Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 10:24 pm Here is a link to what a real 1873 Trade dollar should look like... https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...1-trade/7031 Pictures tell a Thousands words... smat edit for correct date Edited by smat45 08/26/2022 10:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 08/26/2022 10:47 pm Here's a real "1873 Bailly-Designed Trade dollar" https://coins.ha.com/itm/patterns-a...bnail-071515 Compare how crude and misshapen everything is on your friend's coin. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36575 Posts	Posted 08/27/2022 1:28 pm 100% fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Wan Valued Member China 141 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 03:37 am It IS FAKE .Be careful friend! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15392 Posts	Posted 08/28/2022 06:21 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 08/29/2022 12:12 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4468 Posts	Posted 08/30/2022 09:51 am Quote: Thanks for your replies. Can anyone point out some the things that make it a fake? I want to be able to give that info to my friend when I deliver the bad news. The coin is a pattern coin. Patterns are typically well struck and have full details. On the obverse there are two denticles missing and the reverse denticles are poorly struck. At that point I quit looking because I know it is a fake. Look behind the eagle's tail feathers there are cast bumps and cast bumps in front of the arrows. The coin is a low quality Chinese fake. Look and compare the link that kbbpll posted and you can find numerous issues with the OP coin. I hope your friend do not pay too much for the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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