Counterfeit/Fake 1948 Silver Dollar On Ebay?

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Technica New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 08/15/2011 10:05 pm http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canada-doll...em3f0ce6dd2f Hello everyone, I am a new member to these forums, and a novice to coin collecting. Over the last few days I have been reading about coin collecting and about how to detect fakes. I went over to ebay after doing some research and looked up specific rare dates that scammers frequently counterfeit to see if I could spot a fake. The reason I think this one is fake is because the letters and numbers seem thinner than normal. Can the more experienced coin collectors on this forum tell me if my assumption is correct? Thanks. Edited by Technica 08/15/2011 10:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 01:31 am Hard to tell by the images, it does not look like your typical Chinese counterfeit (but the nose does not look right). Generally speaking, I would avoid any ebay seller from China when it comes to key date Canadian coins. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
glenzy1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1554 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 07:17 am Looking at the scans, it appears to be real and there are no typical details on the coin that are consistent with with previously known fakes. The seller all has a perfect Feedback score, however, the '48 dollar is a common coin on E-bay and can very easily be obtained from a known Canadian dealer. I would be on the safe side and buy from inside Canada rather than risking foreign. (+ why would you want a cleaned coin anyway? It's already lost half it's value!) Glenn Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 08:50 am It wouldn't hurt to submit an offer. An offer comfortable with the location risk. I'll bet someone will. Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 4:09 pm > there are no typical details on the coin that are consistent with with previously known fakes @glenzy1: Which should scare the heck out of anyone if it is fake. @SPP-Ottawa: The nose caught my attention too. Like George had been overdrinking for a decade. Report this Post to the Staff
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