1796 Dollar, no way it is real right?
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No way right?
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peacockcoins
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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They even put dirt around the devices! Looks too good to be a Chinese fake.
But the bust being left of center is tough to get around.
roadrunner
Russ, NCNE
Look at it closely, it may be a contemporary altered coin of a 1795 B-14, BB-51. Both the obv & rev look accurate
except for the date being altered to a 1796. The rev should have seven berries, 4 inside & 3 outside.
Try to show a large closeup of the date.
R.I.P. Bear
Here's a real 1795 B-14 to compare, courtesy of CoinFacts.
R.I.P. Bear
Yep, it's fake. Here's some more.
R.I.P. Bear
<< <i>Look at it closely, it may be a contemporary altered coin of a 1795 B-14, BB-51. Both the obv & rev look accurate
except for the date being altered to a 1796. The rev should have seven berries, 4 inside & 3 outside.
Try to show a large closeup of the date. >>
I have seen 1795, 1796 and 1797 counterfeits all derived from one 1795 coin. They made an obverse hub and used that to make some 1795 dies. They then removed the 5 from the hub (or made a separate hub with a partial date) and copied the 9 upside down as a 6 to make a 1796 die(s). Then they copied the 7 to make a 1797 die(s). The same reverse die(s) was used with all.
TD
So is this one of the $2-400 fakes?
throat, a series of depressions connecting the eagle's neck to the right wing, and a series
of depressions to the left of the first 'S' in STATES that resemble an 'X'. There are a number
of additional diagnostics, but these are the easiest to see.
This counterfeit began life as a fake 1795, then they altered the die (or dies) to 1796.
If I remember correctly, there was an article in Coin World a few years ago listing all the
markers for this fake.
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