Interesting 1878 Trade Dollar Knock Off

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Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 08/20/2011 4:00 pm Found it in the bottom of a box of rolled wheats along with some other coins. Coin was in a flip. Seems to go EF grade. 38 m.m. diameter (normal) 3.8 m.m. thick (normal) Reeding normal Denticles seem normal Only 22.5 grams (normal should be 27.2 grams) Scans are showing actual reverse die rotation of the coin. Either it is 160 degrees or 200 degrees off. My spatials are off today :) Note polished off arrow fletchings as well as some of the lower right reverse denticles. Strange part is, it rings of silver. We know that there are no P mint 1878 Trade dollars minted as business strikes, just proofs. No sign of an "S" mintmark ever being there either. Just wanted to share. At the worse either a decent conversation piece/learning aide or some silver value. Report this Post to the Staff

Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 08/20/2011 4:06 pm Wanted to add also. Notice that there "is" a berry below the talon. Report this Post to the Staff
RollSeeker Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 10:44 am Doesn't look authentic to me, but I don't even have one at the moment! And how did THAT get into a box of pennies!? Edited by RollSeeker 08/22/2011 10:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 4:06 pm Almost certainly zero silver content. Specific gravity would be about 8.55, sounds like a nickel zinc alloy Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 7:48 pm Yes, most definate a knock off but thought it was interesting. No harm to do a simple spec. gravity at home with it. I'll even give it a little dip bath or a slight rub :)You find all kinds of stuff at flea markets. There were 7 rolls of wheats along with it in a small box so said what the heck for $7.00 might as well pick it up. Some 1919 through 1929 wheats mostly along with 2 rolls of 40's/50's. A couple decent 20's with S's I've seen better as well as worse knockoffs of these than this one. Maybe it was a P proof at one time ? Report this Post to the Staff
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