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Pillar of the Community
United States
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[eBayItem]160396435154[/eBayItem]
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Pillar of the Community
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I dunno, but I sure do like the seller's description. (He must be a politician).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
952 Posts |
according to the RedBook there is no 1847-CC |
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Pillar of the Community
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In that case, it sounds like a great deal. The buyer could become pseudo famous as being the 'discoverer' of such a rarity. I wish it was a Buy It Now type of auction.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, I do believe that you are correct mdh, present day man's knowledge of the Carson City Mint's earliest coinage only dates back to 1870, so finding a coin in this condition in a box in your room would be on heck of a find and set the numismatic world on it's ear.
Wow, rest assured, 'I' will be right there sniping at the end, so just a word of warning everyone, "Go big, or stay at home" !!
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Valued Member
United States
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that has got to be the most ugly piece of crap I have ever seen! Maybe it's a comic relief joke or maybe it's just a plain old money grab shyster!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Are you suggesting the possibility that it may not be authentic?
Hmmm...maybe I had better reconsider my max bid then.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 'CC' mintmark is just one of the obvious clues. That "In God We Trust" motto on the reverse didn't show up until 1866.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It might be a super rare one of a kind trial piece like my Trade dollar.   Just because there wasn't a mint in Carson City on that date and just because "other" coins didn't use "In God We Trust" until 1866 doesn't mean some bored engraver at one of the other mints didn't have a vision for the future. I'll be sure to be sniping away at the last second with all the rest of you for the rare opportunity to add a gem like this to my collection! Edited by jfransch
01/23/2010 1:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it's a Fake! The motto, "In God We Trust" didn't appear until 1866.
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote: It might be a super rare one of a kind trial piece like my Trade dollar. The 1797CC Trade dollars are very popular fake coins minted in China. Thus, it is even not a rare fake coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1801 Posts |
What do you mean not rare, it's the only one I have and it cost me a dollar!!
By the way, I thought the CC on these early type coins stood for "Chinese Copy"!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Since Carson City didn't exist before 1858, both of these coins are especially rare.
You might say they're prophetic.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Moderator
 United States
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Send it to SGS, they'll authenticate it!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I thought the CC on these early type coins stood for "Chinese Copy"! Yeah, the CC mint mark and the scroll were two VERY easy give aways to the fakeness of this coin. The seller has been identified to ebay. |
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Posted 01/23/2010 10:51 am
