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TonedeafTonedeaf Posts: 182 ✭✭✭✭
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The dimensions are correct but the weight is 415 grains. Is there a chance that it's genuine?

Shiny things distract me.

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 7,652 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tonedeaf said:
    The dimensions are correct but the weight is 415 grains. Is there a chance that it's genuine?

    Without having to do the math on my own what does 415 grains = in grams? Should be Mass / Weight: 27.22 grams

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • TonedeafTonedeaf Posts: 182 ✭✭✭✭

    @Steven59 said:

    @Tonedeaf said:
    The dimensions are correct but the weight is 415 grains. Is there a chance that it's genuine?

    Without having to do the math on my own what does 415 grains = in grams? Should be Mass / Weight: 27.22 grams

    Google tells me that 415 grains is 26.89 grams.

    Shiny things distract me.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 7,652 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tonedeaf said:
    Google tells me that 415 grains is 26.89 grams.

    That's not bad - could be just a thinner planchet - others can tell you if the weight differential is mint acceptable.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • TonedeafTonedeaf Posts: 182 ✭✭✭✭

    Thanks. I have read that they kept the weight tolerance very tight. I am unsure of what variation, with wear, is within that tolerance.

    Shiny things distract me.

  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,630 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think it is a genuine coin. The weight is off by wear. Trade dollars do need to be authenticated though. Lots of very deceiving trade dollars out there.

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  • TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,673 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Genuine with honest wear to about VF-25/30

    Trade $'s
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The weight is reasonable with the visible wear and the coin appears to be authentic. Cheers, RickO

  • mbogomanmbogoman Posts: 5,072 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's real. No doubt.

    mbogoman

    Asesabi Lutho

    https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345
  • TonedeafTonedeaf Posts: 182 ✭✭✭✭

    Thank you all for the responses! I purchased this long before I was aware of the Trade Dollar counterfeit issue.

    Shiny things distract me.

  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Forget the weight. It's genuine. LOOKS genuine and not like any fake that I've seen. I'd put my money behind my 50+ years experience on this coin without weighing it.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 11,081 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That looks like a very appealing, genuine example.

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

  • kazkaz Posts: 9,012 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I concur, a really nice looking genuine Trade Dollar, perfect for a circulated type set!

  • TonedeafTonedeaf Posts: 182 ✭✭✭✭

    Thank you all again for the responses! This was an impulse purchase, not typical for a series that I am not familiar with, but it caught my eye.
    I have lurked here for a few years, I am more than happy that I finally joined! I am confident now that the coin is genuine.

    Shiny things distract me.

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