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alpine205 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 2:13 pm I recently purchased my third 1874-CC Trade dollar -- the first two were both counterfeits. One of the areas that I check when examining a Trade dollar is the eagle's eye. My understanding is that it should look like this. The eye on this coin looks like this. I immediately assumed this was another counterfeit. It weighed 26.9 grams which I felt was just slightly too light for a coin with almost no wear. The seller swears the coin is genuine so I agreed to have it certified. The coin is at ANACS right now. Yesterday, I received an 1876-S Trade dollar and it has the same round eye. I looked on the PCGS web site where they show the photogrades for Trade dollars. I was surprised to find that the MS 67 example also has a round eye. Now I'm wondering if maybe these two coins are OK. I'll be sending the 1876-S in for certification as well. Does anyone have any information about the round eye vs. half-closed eye? Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 2:39 pm my 1877-S has the round eye and I know its legit as it came out of a reputable TPG slab, well I know with as much certainty as anyone could possibly know Report this Post to the Staff
Bluntedbobylon Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 2:45 pm I don't know anything about Trade dollars but after staring at the first pic, the second seems a little cartoonish whether it's legit or not. I like the first one, it looks nice and evil like an eagle should Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 06/25/2011 3:53 pm I don't know if different years or different mint marks are different with these Trade dollars but I am sure others here will know what the difference is. I dod see this one dates 1874-CC has the eye like the first picture provided these images are on Trade dollar nut's website Here is a 1876-S Its hard to see the eye on the 1876-S but it does look like it is the rounder eye like the second picture from what I can tell so they probably have two different designs Report this Post to the Staff
BuffaloBonehead Valued Member United States 333 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 2:46 pm My 2006 Red Book doesn't mention anything about changing the eagle's eye. The picture of the Trade dollar that they show isn't big enough for me to get a good look, but it appears as if it is the cartoonish eye shown. Report this Post to the Staff
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