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A “new” variety of the 1796 quarter dollar

dengadenga Posts: 922 ✭✭✭
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Well, perhaps not new. This was found today on auction.ru and the seller,
a resident of Novosibirsk, is asking one million roubles ($19,000). Is this a
known Chinese counterfeit or something new?

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :D Well... first of all, I would not even consider it from such a source... I am sure some of our experts will chime in shortly...but that coin screams fake to me.... Cheers, RickO

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,317 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks more like a dollar than a quarter.

    1796 Quarter. There are two minor die varieties.


    1796 Bust Dollar


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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,393 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, it is a dollar.

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  • dengadenga Posts: 922 ✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    Yes, it is a dollar.

    The seller labelled it a quarter dollar and it was posted accordingly. It
    obviously did not match the 1796 dies for this denomination. Is this
    a known dollar counterfeit?

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,393 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I see nothing in the pictures that would make me think it is a counterfeit. Probably just stolen pictures from some other auction.

    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Probably found it in his grandmothers sock drawer. Peace Roy

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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting !!! :)

    Timbuk3

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