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$20 Gold coin I'm sure is fake

It says twenty ddllars instead of twenty dollars. CC 1875

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  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pictures?

    Collector, occasional seller

  • cccoinscccoins Posts: 291 ✭✭✭✭

    I believe that an 1875 cc $20 is a type 2 with 20 D.

  • VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,984 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cccoins said:
    I believe that an 1875 cc $20 is a type 2 with 20 D.

    Yes, it's a Type 2 and it's spelled out: TWENTY D.

  • Cranium_Basher73Cranium_Basher73 Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Does it look like this? Mine's a 1876-CC last year for the type 2's.

    Throw a coin enough times, and suppose one day it lands on its edge.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @theoddbear95 ... Welcome aboard.... We will need pictures to help. You can post a link, but have to wait a few days to post pictures. Cheers, RickO

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 26, 2022 5:01AM

    I don't have a Carson City Mint Type II $20 gold, but I do have a Philadelphia and a San Francisco piece. Does the coin look similar to these pieces?



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