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dbey72001 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 04/09/2010 9:36 pm Hello all, I am new to collecting coins and I was given a 1797 Silver Dollar. My question is when I tried to look up the one I have has the large eagle on the back. On the front it has 13 stars, but the only ones I see when I look it has 9+6 or 9+7. When I try to compare it to photos it looks more like the 1798 which has the same markings as my 1797? I am just curious if anyone else has seen this on a 1797. Thanks Dave Report this Post to the Staff

j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 04/10/2010 08:07 am Are you able to provide a picture of it? Jim Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/10/2010 09:34 am These have been very popularly counterfeited, and not all counterfeiters bother getting the details right. When somebody "gives you" a coin which by rights ought to be worth a few thousand dollars, you get what you pay for. Report this Post to the Staff
zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 04/10/2010 7:12 pm SuperDave is 100% correct dbey. If your coin has an eagle that looks like the one I show you here, but has a date of 1797, it is indeed a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 04/19/2010 06:50 am zeewool; would you explain, with an eagle that looks like that, why it would be a fake? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/19/2010 08:05 am Quote: zeewool; would you explain, with an eagle that looks like that, why it would be a fake? Because the reverse of a 1797 Dollar looks like this: They transitioned to the reverse zeewool posted above above in 1798 - both reverses may be found on this year - and everything following was the "new" reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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