I found something unusual with this coin . . . .
ZoidMeister
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I know it's hard to tell from photos, but . . . . .
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Sure feels “off” to me. It doesn’t “look” right.
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Looks like a cast counterfeit to me.
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Not genuine, but not a terrible fake. Stars on the obverse and reverse are pretty mush. It also looks weird.
Fake. Mint Mark itself is completely wrong. Not to mention everything else is off.
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bogus coin. thats not evan a good forgery
Fake typical of what's coming out of china these days.
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Fake!
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The right (our right) wing looks interesting.
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What's interesting is the photos above show the granularity of the fields really well. It looks MUCH better in the hand.
Here are a few things that tipped me off about it.
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Concave / divot areas in the wing and breast . . . . .
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The feathers are wrong for an 1878 . . . . .
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And it weighs only 24.7 grams.
It's not magnetic, and it "rings" like a normal silver dollar when dropped.
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So unknown, I would classify it "ewe-neek" . . . . . . .
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Looks like a cast fake to me.... MM way off.... those 'hollow spots' on the wing and breast are more indications... Cheers, RickO
I can name that tune in one note. And so can many others here. I didn't even need to focus fully. The rims of the coin are unlike any 1878 dollar made at any US Mint. I'm far-sighted and don't need magnification. If that's not enough, the date is misaligned with the stars, and up top E PLURIBUS UNUM seems too close to the rim.