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Reading over the Trade dollar thread going on, I'm sensing that the fakes are getting better. I want to get updated on how good the fakes really are now. Does anyone have pics of really good fakes of any coin they'd like to share? |
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These aren't high quality, but I have two of these SBA's that are conterfeit. I originally posted them to ask about the doubling. It was suggested that they were conterfeit, so I weighed them and they were way off. As mentioned in another thread, I have recently sent in a Trade dollar to ANACS because it is suspected to be a conterfeit as well. CCF has helped me tremendously in learning about this kind of stuff.   |
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A little different than the other Trade dollars I posted... In the left corner, weighing in at 370 Grains, we have the 76-S Counterfeit Trade dollar. It was bought as a fake... didn't have that typical darkness around the devices so it is one I wanted for learning purposes.   |
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wow thanks all! I'm going to save these images and use them for the class next semester. I'll make sure to give acknowledgements! Wow oimcoins! Is that really fake? I would have never guessed. Those fakes are looking really good now! and jprine, does that SBA have a copper core? It looks like it's just made out of copper and someone plated it... |
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Excellent learning material in the post link above - the coin was sent to Swamperbob for his expert analysis, in addition to other great information on what to look for on these and other coins in general.
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To me the scariest one is the chopmarked piece from TDCOLL in the fake ANACS slab. If they fixed the detail loss problem it would probably pass most peoples inspection.
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I will say that fake slab looks pretty scary.
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I have a fake Morgan that looks real. If it weren't for the "coin" sticking to a magnet and there not being a "cc" for that year it would be hard to tell. I bought it as a regular Morgan and when I received it in the mail I discovered it was a fake "cc". The weight is just slightly off but not enough to tell holding it in your hand.I bought it off of ebay so I just chalked it up as a live and learn experience... |
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what is the tip off that the ANACS one is a fake?
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Same question here - the ANACs one....what gives?
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Posted 04/14/2010 10:02 pm
