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Like I said, this one was tricky!!! There are three items are big clues on this one...the first being the biggest. 1) The Reverse Die is a IIL die. IIL Reverse dies were not introduce until 1877, All… (View Post)

Might as well add another counterfeit TD into the mix.... This one was highlighted to me recently (thanks BK!). It was listed in an upcoming Heritage Auction this week, It has since been pulled out o… (View Post)

Hmmm...I'm not sure about this coin. A couple of points... 1) There are five known reverse dies associated with the 78-CC (not four) (thanks to Brian Koller). All five are married to he same obv… (View Post)

Last one for the day....this was about 2% heavy (but Trade Dollar weights are really accurate). Most the features are pretty accurate. The mintmark size, no period and the fact that the leaves are re… (View Post)

The prior one was somewhat obvious. This one was in my "Top 10" of great counterfeits. This one was in a TPG holder, the weight was good, but it's hard when it's in a holder. Ever… (View Post)