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1803 $1 on Ebay

https://ebay.com/itm/1803-SILVER-DOLLAR-1803-EARLY-1-LARGE-3/302618600266?hash=item467579634a:g:q28AAOSwfpBaWY7c

I was unable to match it with any die marriage and it went super low: clearly counterfeit right?

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  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,444 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Item removed

  • ArizonaRareCoinsArizonaRareCoins Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,888 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Listing is down now. If that's the coin in the post above, boy, those are some weird lookin' stars!


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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,836 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 7, 2018 6:49AM

    Here is a genuine 1803 dollar, Bolender 5, BB-252. I think that the op piece is a counterfeit, probably struck in base metal with a silver wash.


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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely not authentic..... glad it went down or some neophyte would have been conned... Cheers, RickO

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