Talking about bust doller....

toyonakataro

eBay

I can't explain why, but it looks odd to me...your thoughts?

FC57Coins

Good Grief! Talk about lifting and separating! I'm glad 22 people appear to have the cash to throw around! Have they no knowledge of counterfitting? I had a heart attack paying $600 for 2 coins today! OY VEY!!!

gmarguli

Come on how, you sound skeptical. I'm sure there are lots of $14,000 raw coins on eBay being sold by a seller that appears to have 100% of his feedback from purchases.

Hey, maybe it is 100% OK, but I think you'd have to be insane to buy this coin raw on eBay.

toyonakataro

FC57Coins
Is there any way to tell it's a fake?
As I'm a novice, I can't tell it is.....just looks odd to me.

zenny

That one's ok, i think this one was a steal, however.

"unusual U.S. dollar"

what are people thinking?

FC57Coins

Toyo:

Here's a link on early dollars that's pretty good. There's also a link out there on counterfit early dollars. I know that CoinWorld has published several good articles on the subject. Maybe someone can add to this.

Frank

zenny

Great link, thanks Frank. I just usually take a peek in Reiver if something looks even close to real.

z

FC57Coins

Zenny:

The one on your post looks like she swallowed a live frog! I understand that a lot of these come from Southeast Asia - anyone have one? I think Russ has a fake one as well.

Frank

FC57Coins

Lady Liberty on the left seems to have some hefty McGuffies!!!

zenny

Frank

I though they were trade dollars.

z

toyonakataro

Thanks for the link, Frank
Greg-I agree with you...we should trust each other. I want that coin badly, but because I've spent too much money this month, I think I should give you a right to bid on it as a forum representative

FC57Coins

I think they do those as well - but I seem to recall from the article that a lot of fake bust dollars came from that side of the world as well.

Frank

zenny

There seem to be a couple of die varieties that include "hefty McG's" I just don't see one that has the closed mouth coupled with the top curls being so close to the "ER" of Liberty.

z

Placid

I think I found it or close to it. Rarity 5.

toyonakataro

Hammer price was $6300

Baley

i'd prefer the genuine piece that placid posted.

zenny

<< <i>Hammer price was $6300 >>



And it looks like a "done deal."

Coppernicus

The new owner will probably try to sell this one to a "greater fool." I suggest changing the aution title from "1799 Draped Bust $1 MS60 - Gorgeous and Rare! " to "1799 Draped Bust $1 MS60 - Gorgeous, Rare, and FAKE!"

Higashiyama

One further comment about this oddity -- even if the coin were real, it seems that it would be net graded something like "AU55 details, cleaned and retoned, EF45 net." How could such a coin sell for more than $ 6000 !

greghansen

Likes like the 'Hooters' variety of early dollars!