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Today's Ebay trade dollar - Contemporary counterfeit? 1874 - S goofy 4 variety

rec78rec78 Posts: 5,675 ✭✭✭✭✭

I Think that this is not an every day Chinese counterfeit, but is actually a contemporary counterfeit. What do you think? While it may have some value as a contemporary counterfeit, it still cannot be sold on ebay.

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https://ebay.com/itm/1874S-US-Trade-Dollar-Silver-Coin/164614808706?hash=item2653cea482:g:kF4AAOSw31Jf699F

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  • Aegis3Aegis3 Posts: 2,896 ✭✭✭

    I can see why it may look contemporary, but I suspect modern. Note that the "187" of the date looks well, but the "4" is clearly misshaped and was changed in the die, something often done in Chinese counterfeits.

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    Ed. S.

    (EJS)
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep... Fake... but likely not contemporary... Cheers, RickO

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 11,921 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yesterday, I contacted the seller, who said he’d already heard from someone else. To his credit, he ended the listing as he indicated he would.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

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