Opinion needed on a 1848 dollar

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Barberian
Barberian Posts: 4,643 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 29, 2021 10:09AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Is this a real 1848 seated Liberty dollar? Or is this fake? How can one tell?

(I suspect that it's a cheap fake. Asking for someone on eBay)

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  • airplanenut
    airplanenut Posts: 22,763 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Date is totally off. No bueno.

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  • MFeld
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    Make that three votes for counterfeit.

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  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Obvious fake.

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  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Counterfeit. The date is totally wrong, and you don't have to go any further.

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  • PerryHall
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    Fake typical of the crap that's been coming out of China. It's not even silver.

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  • thefinn
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    Not even a good fake. The date is atrocious.

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  • NumisOxide
    NumisOxide Posts: 11,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Fake

  • Barberian
    Barberian Posts: 4,643 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks, everyone. The seller wanted to know why this was fake. I told them it was an obvious fake from the color of the coin, that it may not even be silver, and the cheesy date was obvious. I also wrote that he shouldn't mess with seated dollars if he cannot spot this coin as a fake.

  • amwldcoin
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    Ouch and Yuck!

  • Elcontador
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  • jesbroken
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    Not even close, date obvious, check leaves and arrow tips on the reverse. Probably more. Over and over again people should check with PCGS CoinFacts where several photos to compare devices on the different coins are offered. It is so valuable a tool, especially for those that continue to buy raw coins. Best of luck.
    Jim


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  • ColonelJessup
    ColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 29, 2021 4:03PM
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    Those two eights intuitively add up to 19.

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  • yosclimber
    yosclimber Posts: 5,322 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 29, 2021 4:13PM
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    A simple marker of many counterfeits is that the date is bolder than the rest of the coin; true here.
    And the definitive marker for many fakes is to compare the shapes of the date numerals with a genuine coin, as @RichieURich posted.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep... An obvious fake, and I do not even specialize in that series....but easy enough to compare to authentic coins. Cheers, RickO

  • golden
    golden Posts: 10,535 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A fake and a bad one.

  • Treashunt
    Treashunt Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Look for the P mintmark, for Peking

    Frank

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