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US Draped Bust Silver Dollar 1800-- Pretty Sure It's Fake,

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 Posted 09/10/2011  01:47 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Y_N to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
but I don't know much about coins (close to nothing really!).
from what I was able to look up online, it looks like a replica to me.

would love expert opinion.
thanks so much!



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 Posted 09/10/2011  02:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Chancellor Sutler to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yep .... It's fake. It's a really bad fake too. Aside from the fact that every device and legend is just "wrong" ... the first thing to look at on these early dollars is the edge. They weren't minted in a closed die. The "denticles" run right over the edge of the coin. There's no outer rim that is seperate from the dentiled edge. Once you learn a little about the early minting process ... you'll be able to spot coins like this one as fakes from 5 feet away.

I'm far from an expert, but you don't need to be to spot that one.

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09/10/2011 02:14 am
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great! good to know! :D
now I can give it to my 7 year old to play.
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Fake for sure.
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That's one of the worst I've seen. The devices are almost comical!
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Yes, terrible repro
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