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New Member
United States
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Hello! I'm new here and definitely interested in any help that you can give me. This coin doesn't have the word COPY embedded in it but it strikes me as possibly fake.  Do you think this is could be fake? Thanks! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1348 Posts |
do you have this coin in hand?
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New Member
 United States
24 Posts |
I don't - I'm considering buying it (a couple hundred $ which would be a great deal in my opinion if legitimate, but quite possibly too good to be true).
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Moderator
 United States
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Well, consider that, if real, the coin is worth well over $5000. Not a chance that it's real. Don't walk, run away.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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this coin doesn't look real to me but I am no expert on this series but something about the design just doesn't look right to me. I would not take a chance on it. Most of the Chinese counterfeits do not have the word COPY on them so just because it is missing this feature definitely doesn't mean it is real
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
well where are you possibly buying it from? ebay, pawn shop, coin shop, elderly neighbor, craigslist? normally if the deal is too good to be true that's because it is. getting a $5000+ coin for a few hundred already makes it seem fake. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
 This one was pulled off google. the 00 in 1800 looks a lot different. |
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
Not to mention, the coin in the OP's post looks to have a reeded edge, which immediately disqualifies it from reality.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5832 Posts |
I believe you just save yourself some $$$!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
I would buy it anyway, but it would have to be for a scrap metal price. This is a good way of building a reference collection of fakes, for your own education.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not to mention, the coin in the OP's post looks to have a reeded edge, which immediately disqualifies it from reality. Why? The genuine coin for that year had a reeded edge. This coin is not a real one though. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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United States
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Why? The genuine coin for that year had a reeded edge.
For crying out loud, would you quit being right?  Mea culpa. I was unaware they were doing reeded edges that early. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Reeded edges began with the 1794 Half Dime in 1795. And the surprising thing is the reeded edge was applied by the collar NOT a Castaining machine. That is a bit of information that a lot of the reference books have wrong. Until about ten of fifteen years ago common belief was that the reeded edge was applied to the blanks just like the lettered edges were. |
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