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New Member
Afghanistan
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well in the army we have this bazaar that comes and local afghans sell stuff I saw this and figured i'd buy it it looked like a cool coin like one I hadn't seen before. I'm by no means an avid coin collector so bare with me if I ask you to explain things. thank you -pfc shuler. Identified - moved to Classic US coins forum - Sap |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
 United States
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proto3789
You told us you got the coin but you give no description or photo.
If you give us either we will try to help you identify what you have.
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New Member
 Afghanistan
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sorry having trouble uploading pics with the internet over here see if these work [URL="http://img638.imageshack.us/i/002jt.jpg/]  [/URL] [URL="http://img67.imageshack.us/i/003t.jpg/]  [/URL] |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that is called a Trade dollar from 1875 and a s MM. with a value of around $150 to $200 |
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New Member
Afghanistan
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sorry the pics take so long to load. it has an s on it and I've done a little research I guess that means san fransico and it doesn't has one of those marks that I've read about that asian vendors would put on them does that mean it's fake?
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New Member
Afghanistan
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is there any way of telling if it's fake or not?
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
488 Posts |
Hi there, These are faked by the million, and are extremely common fakes. One spot cheek would be to measure the diameter and weight - although not 100% definitive, if they are off it will confirm if it is fake. A real piece should be 38mm wide, and weigh 27.2 grams. Hopefully it was quite cheap from bazaar?
www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It has what appears to be rust spots, meaning that it is probably counterfeit. Test it with a magnet, if it sticks it is fake.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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But if it doesn't stick to a magnet that does NOT mean it's real. From what I see it is not real.
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Posted 03/11/2010 07:44 am
