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.
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 ... ?
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Listing is down now. If that's the coin in the post above, boy, those are some weird lookin' stars!
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.
Definitely not authentic..... glad it went down or some neophyte would have been conned... Cheers, RickO