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Does this Continental Dollar look like a fake to you guys?

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  • SilverEagles92SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭
    Yuck! Looks like a fake to me.
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  • AU58WALKERSAU58WALKERS Posts: 3,562 ✭
    Of course it is.
    "Everyday above ground is a good day"

  • TorinoCobra71TorinoCobra71 Posts: 8,059 ✭✭✭
    The letters "look" too fat?!?!?! image

    TorinoCobra71

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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭
    Looks fake to me, here's a real one:

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  • techefftecheff Posts: 2,285
    The letters "look" too fat?!?!?


    That's what I was thinking. Letters not sharp enough and general lack of good detail...
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  • GooberGoober Posts: 980 ✭✭✭
    Yes, you can see the line from the cheesy die cast on the coins edge.
    Prost!

    Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
  • shmort6552shmort6552 Posts: 696
    Not an expert on these but the dentils on your pic look to be almost perfect whereas the other details aren't.
    Looks fake to me
  • StrikeOutXXXStrikeOutXXX Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I first looked at the picture, I thought it looked more like a large cast coaster, or maybe a 1-foot concrete garden paving stone more than a coin.
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  • PhillyJoePhillyJoe Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭✭
    The coin and the wood behind it are both fake. Even though I know nothing about the coin, -0- bids tells me everything. The fact that "copy" isn't on the coin merely dates it prior to the hobby act.

    Joe
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  • LeianaLeiana Posts: 4,349 ✭
    I have a fake one that look similar.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,790 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The coin and the wood behind it are both fake. Even though I know nothing about the coin, -0- bids tells me everything. The fact that "copy" isn't on the coin merely dates it prior to the hobby act. >>



    ...............or that it just arrived fresh from China.

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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>...............or that it just arrived fresh from China. >>



    But, that can't be. His grandpa gave it to him 16 years ago.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Regardless, for 28 large, get a decent camera!
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  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>...............or that it just arrived fresh from China. >>



    But, that can't be. His grandpa gave it to him 16 years ago.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    I believe his story. Take a look at his feedback (rarely sells anything and does not do coins). The Continental Dollar is one of the most heavily reproduced coins of all time. Some are even collectible (e.g. HK-852 1961 restrike). This one looks like it could have been one of the mid-70's cast copies, but one thing for sure....it is a bad copy. He doesn't know what it is worth, so he is just testing the waters. He even asks for opinions from collectors in his eBay listing.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>He even asks for opinions from collectors in his eBay listing. >>



    Which I have already dutifully provided him. image

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>He even asks for opinions from collectors in his eBay listing. >>



    Which I have already dutifully provided him. image

    Russ, NCNE >>



    image Please let us know how he responds. Did you link him to this thread?
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fake
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Did you link him to this thread? >>



    Didn't. Now done.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    it's a laugher. PASS

    K S
  • lkrarecoinslkrarecoins Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭
    I have one similar to that and a pine tree schilling.....both are clearly stamped "Copy"
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  • TavernTreasuresTavernTreasures Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭
    Dont they sell those things at Disneyworld? Maybe grandpa bought it there.
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  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    HAHAHAHAHAHA... jeez, that is perhaps the crappiest counterfeit I have ever seen
  • FloridaBillFloridaBill Posts: 896 ✭
    So...what is a real one worth, and how's the best way to buy one?

    Thanks,

    FloridaBill

  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>So...what is a real one worth, and how's the best way to buy one?

    Thanks,

    FloridaBill >>





    Try this link, there's one up for bid on eBay now:
    LINKY
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,678 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I sent him an email telling him it was a fake, and he responded in essence Gee, you mean it's not even a replica or a reproduction?

    Why can't people understand that replicas and reproductions ARE fakes?????????

    TD
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    OK. I need a little education here because of the three coins posted, no two are alike!

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    Specifically with the way the sun shines onto the Sun Dial. Of the three, which one is real?
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  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Only one is real.
  • lkrarecoinslkrarecoins Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭
    I sent him an email telling him it was a fake, and he responded in essence Gee, you mean it's not even a replica or a reproduction?

    apparently, this has not swayed this seller from ripping someone off to the tune of $28,000...YIKES

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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Only one is real. >>



    All three are real - only one is genuine image

    The seller who is the subject of the OP said:

    "This Coin was given to me by my Grandfather about 16 years ago. It has been sitting in my drawer since then. I have searched this coin and dont see anything that would indicate Its a "copy" (as many have written Below the sun dial.) I don't know if it is authentic and would appreciate any info Coin Collectors may have about this Coin. Thanks for looking"

    It is a fairly obvious reproduction (short of having "copy" stamped on it). Even a quick glance at Redbook would point that out. IMO the seller is just playing the Ebay lottery.

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  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>OK. I need a little education here because of the three coins posted, no two are alike!

    image

    Specifically with the way the sun shines onto the Sun Dial. Of the three, which one is real? >>



    The coin on the left is a cheap, modern cast copy. Value? $1 or $2.

    The middle coin is the 1961 silver Bashlow restrike from Dickeson dies. HK-854. Value = $60 (in that condition)

    The coin on the right is the real thing; Newman 3-D in pewter. Value = $25,000 (est.) and rising

    CAUTION: even though a Continental Currency can be attributed by die pair does NOT mean it is genuine. We had a CC that was consigned to us a couple of years ago. It was slabbed, but something didn't seem right. We showed it to a couple of experts and the consensus opinion was that the coin was a high quality counterfeit from EDM transfer dies. Tony Terranova examined the coin and agreed. We returned the coin to the owner.
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks Dennis. Thats what I was looking for.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!

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