1874 CC trade dollar with mint error
wheatiesonebigcoin
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The u in united is missing,supposed to weigh 420 grains, had it weighed it weighs 419 grains. had it looked at by 4 different dealers no one caught the missing u. until i posted it for sale. got a e-mail asking what happened to the u in united. I didn't know myself.I've researched it no more out there that i can find. What is my chances of this being the real mc coy.If not real it will cost me more than it's worth to have graded. DON'T Know what to do.
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Post a photo here in this thread.
We can help, but need good clear photos or scans
of both sides of the coin, and a closer photo of the
area you mentioned.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
WITH MY CAMERA THIS IS THE BEST I CAN DO.COULDN'T GET IN SLOT IT TOLD ME TO. don't know much about a P.C.
Oh, no. I think your Trade is a counterfeit. Sorry!
peacockcoins
From those images it certainly looks counterfeit to me, so I wouldn't worry about the missing U
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I agree it looks like a modern counterfeit.
--Severian the Lame
Welcome, the rough and crude condition of the obv indicates that it is a fake. Would you tell us how and when you acquired it? Peace Roy
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Buying a trade dollar uncertified is a very risky affair given the number of counterfeits available.
I got it from my DAD'S estate, NO idea where he got it.
Unfortunately it is a counterfeit.
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YOU GUYS HAVE BUSTED MY BUBBLE. I know my grandfather had a lot of old coins, and my dad ended up with a portion of them. Hoping this one was true and good.
A counterfeit coin, is it still 90% silver and can be sold as a silver dollar?
It's a counterfeit and cannot ethically-legally-morally be sold as a silver dollar. It may or may not have some percentage silver.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
If it makes a nice ring when you drop it on a countertop, it COULD be silver, but I think you would have to have someone like a jeweler or coin dealer test it with an electronic device to know for sure. I don't think you can sell it without it being marked COPY or REPLICA stamped into the metal. Sorry for the disappointment. A lot of counterfeit trade dollars made their way into old collections.
Welcome and sorry your Trade dollar didn't turn out to be what you thought it would be. This is a highly counterfeited series.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
The only thing left is i don't have any money tied up. So i haven't lost anything but hope!!!!!!!!!
It looks like the N is backwards as well.
OUCH!
Counterfeit trade dollars have been coming out of Asia in large numbers since the 1990's.
I once heard that there are more fake trade dollars than real ones.
bob
The HPA is very clear that copies or replicas be stamped "COPY".
Also, I assume that the provisions of the HPA were not retroactive, so if this was an old copy then no marking was required.
@wheatiesonebigcoin.... Welcome aboard... Sorry for the bad news, but this coin has been widely counterfeited, and yours is not even a good counterfeit. I hope you have better luck with other coins you have inherited. Cheers, RickO