Fake chop marked trade dollar
Skrill90
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Please report, before someone gets burned
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Skrill90
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More details please. Are you saying the chop marks are fake or the dollar is fake or both?
Looks okay to my eyes. Cleaned says the seller. If they were selling a fake would they say this?
bob
bad logic.
1) could be telling you its cleaned (and actually clean it themselves to try to hide the fake and earn trust)
2) could be a legit dealer who got fooled by a counterfeit coin
3) ...
I think I made my point.
For what it is worth, it does appear to be counterfeit due to the fact that the chop marks look fake (to me).
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
likely both
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
@TradesWithChops "Likely both"
Are you seeing something you know is bad about the coin or dose "likely" mean that is your feeling or best guess?
...there was a Spam thread with all 3 posted yesterday and 2 very prominent Trade $ forumites called them all out as known counterfeits. Pretty sure this dog was in that bunch
here: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1023810/some-fresh-chops-just-hit-the-market#latest
...for sure ham and eggs!
Wouldn't say my thread was spam, I like Trade $ and it was a fresh group that hit the market just wanted to share with fellow forumites. And in the process a fake was spotted, so overall it was a good learning experience for all.
Fair question.
Likely because I would prefer to see it in hand before passing a verdict. In the trade dollar series, there are a lot of fakes that use chops and cleaning to obscure the counterfeit coin. The 75-cc would likely be more valuable without chops. So if there are fake chops on it, it immediately casts doubt on the host coin as well. The best scenario would be it had serious flaws in a genuine coin that are obscured with the chops/cleaning. However, this is unlikely. It is most likely that the coin itself is fake as well.
All of that is conjecture, i'd have to see the coin in hand. Even then, if it "looks" real - it still may not be. All I am capable of is noticing fakeness. I am not remotely as good as @Insider2
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
I like Trade Dollars and chops too.....I also am uneasy about this one, some of those chops do not look authentic, and certainly are not in my reference material. I would pass... Cheers, RickO
Still up... Can we get some reports in?