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New Member
Singapore
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is it value? I have 1 in my home....
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New Member
 Singapore
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i wanted to sell it off.... but I'm from singapore...i cant find a dealer...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
  If it's real, then it would be valuable! Unfortunately there are many coins being counterfeited these days and old silver dollars are targeted by these counterfeiters! |
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New Member
Singapore
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Moderator
 United States
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Can't tell anything from the pictures, badly out of focus.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6384 Posts |
Even with these bad photos it is obvious that this is a fake. It is a crude reproduction and probably not even made from silver. Collectors need to be wary of all early coins since many deceptive forgeries are offered for sale. This coin, however, should not deceive a reasonably-informed collector.
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New Member
Singapore
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are you sure is fake? coz I taken with cellphone nightvison and with light on top.....
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Valued Member
United States
303 Posts |
Yeah, those are really not the best photos to the judge the coin on, especially taking pictures using cellphones with cameras, even with extra lighting. Any blurry picture can make any fake look good.
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Moderator
United States
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Yeah, sorry but I also agree it's fake. The color of this coin is just way off.
BTW, welcome!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
280 Posts |
it looks like it has sort of a bronze color to it, all the ones I've ever seen had a silver look, or a cleaned look, it is possibly that its real. But your in singapore and I've read that there is a lot of reproductions being made there.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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agreed, IMO the edges dont look right at all
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Rest in Peace
United States
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What does it weigh? It certainly doesn't look right at all, even from the bad pics.
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New Member
United States
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Obvious fake, even with the bad image. I've seen many of these, and there are tons of them in your part of the world. At least this one has the basic design right;
Take a look at the edge -- if the edge is reeded (parallel lines, like what appears on the US dime or quarter), it's a fake. Real 1799 dollars have lettered edges. Also, the rims of your coin are kind of a round shape; rims on the real thing are much flatter and have more detail in the dentils.
Finally, weigh the thing -- the real thing weighs about 27 grams. Most fakes weigh much less.
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Posted 11/02/2009 9:50 pm
