Wondering if top two silver eagles are real.

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Numismaphile
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They test silver on my sigma and have the right mass. Rim seems high and sharp, "pling" sound rather dull. Considering that they may be silver but not authentic.


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  • MWK
    MWK Posts: 135 ✭✭✭
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    I'm no expert but if they are counterfeits, they are exceptional. The texture of the flag on the obverse (in front of the face of Liberty) is something I've never seen on a counterfeit.

  • ifthevamzarockin
    ifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Appear genuine to me with obvious condition problems.

  • BillJones
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    @MWK said:

    @BillJones said:
    If the dates weren't bogus on this one, what would you think?

    I would be bamboozled. :smile:

    Are those counterfeits created from scratch or are they genuine ASEs that have had their dates modified?

    They are from scratch and contain no silver.

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  • BillJones
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    If the dates weren't bogus on this one, what would you think?



    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • CRHer700
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    @BillJones said:
    If the dates weren't bogus on this one, what would you think?



    Those would be fun to have and shoe off.

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  • hummingbird_coins
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  • MWK
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    @BillJones said:
    If the dates weren't bogus on this one, what would you think?

    I would be bamboozled. :smile:

    Are those counterfeits created from scratch or are they genuine ASEs that have had their dates modified?

  • Numismaphile
    Numismaphile Posts: 70 ✭✭
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    Yours look real and altered, I’ve seen this done with the 1986 Liberty $1.

    Thanks everyone for your help!

  • hummingbird_coins
    hummingbird_coins Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MWK said:

    @BillJones said:
    If the dates weren't bogus on this one, what would you think?

    I would be bamboozled. :smile:

    Are those counterfeits created from scratch or are they genuine ASEs that have had their dates modified?

    From scratch, but dies might have been cast using a real ASE and then altered date. Surfaces are too dull and porous to be real coins with altered dates.

    Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
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