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Opinion needed on a 1848 dollar
Barberian
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Is this a real 1848 seated Liberty dollar? Or is this fake? How can one tell?
(I suspect that it's a cheap fake. Asking for someone on eBay)
3 rim nicks away from Good
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It's no good. The date doesn't match the date style of a genuine 1848 Seated dollar.
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
Date is totally off. No bueno.
Make that three votes for counterfeit.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Obvious fake.
Counterfeit. The date is totally wrong, and you don't have to go any further.
Fake typical of the crap that's been coming out of China. It's not even silver.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
Not even a good fake. The date is atrocious.
Fake
Thanks, everyone. The seller wanted to know why this was fake. I told them it was an obvious fake from the color of the coin, that it may not even be silver, and the cheesy date was obvious. I also wrote that he shouldn't mess with seated dollars if he cannot spot this coin as a fake.
Ouch and Yuck!
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Not even close, date obvious, check leaves and arrow tips on the reverse. Probably more. Over and over again people should check with PCGS CoinFacts where several photos to compare devices on the different coins are offered. It is so valuable a tool, especially for those that continue to buy raw coins. Best of luck.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
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Those two eights intuitively add up to 19.
A simple marker of many counterfeits is that the date is bolder than the rest of the coin; true here.
And the definitive marker for many fakes is to compare the shapes of the date numerals with a genuine coin, as @RichieURich posted.
Yep... An obvious fake, and I do not even specialize in that series....but easy enough to compare to authentic coins. Cheers, RickO
A fake and a bad one.
Look for the P mintmark, for Peking
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