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2000 proof silver eagle with W mintmark on reverse

bidaskbidask Posts: 14,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Anything special ?

I cannot find anything on eBay ..... only P mintmark.



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  • ballistic_kennedyballistic_kennedy Posts: 70 ✭✭✭

    Yep. Fake.

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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,057 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ballistic_kennedy said:
    Yep. Fake.

    Have you ever seen a fake before ?

    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • ballistic_kennedyballistic_kennedy Posts: 70 ✭✭✭

    Yes, unfortunately.

    That one is pretty bad overall, but a big clue for me is the breast feather not poking over the shield. compare it side by side with a real one if you can.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,675 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Start with the size of the date:

    https://images7.solidcommerce.com/sc705781/US-ASE-PR-2000a.jpg

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  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,765 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Also the feathers on the eagle and the leaves don’t have veins

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  • ballistic_kennedyballistic_kennedy Posts: 70 ✭✭✭

    It gets worse the more I look at it. The shield is awfully done, the size of the JM, plus what others have mentioned.

    If you bought it, throw it on a scales, let us know. Hopefully you didn't.

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  • SilverProofQuarter1883SilverProofQuarter1883 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks like a Real fake

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,611 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fake! I think? Or would this be a fantasy coin? Can you counterfeit a coin that doesn’t exist? 🤫

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  • Tiggs2012Tiggs2012 Posts: 167 ✭✭✭

    Probably magnet sticks since its not silver, would throw that fake on a Sigma for kicks. Not even a good fake, they at least come close in weight?

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely a fake... and not because of the mint mark on the reverse... that is standard. Cheers, RickO

  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,611 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What if this coin were actual .999 silver? Would it still be considered a fake or a fantasy piece?

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  • SweetpieSweetpie Posts: 537 ✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:
    What if this coin were actual .999 silver? Would it still be considered a fake or a fantasy piece?

    A counterfeit of a fantasy coin?
    Is it still considered a counterfeit?

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,519 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:
    What if this coin were actual .999 silver? Would it still be considered a fake or a fantasy piece?

    still fake

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes... unless made by the mint, it is fake.... and if a copy of a fantasy piece, it is still fake...If silver, it will have melt value. Cheers, RickO

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,675 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is a COUNTERFEIT! Period!

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,611 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 21, 2020 10:08AM

    Even if the overstruck coin was the US mint product?

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