1875 Trade Dollar

[lukman]

My old coin

 

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[sagittarius98]

This is the CRH forum, for people who are coin roll hunters. This would go in the "Coins" forum. Also, the coin has my suspicions of being fake.

I may be wrong, but check here:

how do you spot fake Trade Dollars, anyway?

 

[FreedomUIC]

I agree, the attributes are extremely wrong for that coin. Check it with a magnet, if it sticks it is bad, if it doesn't then you may be in the possession of a multi-thousand dollar coin.

 

[jeff of pa]

Yes I'm very Sorry but the Reverse looks Fake .
an Extremely obvious one

 

[lukman]

I found in the sea during a dive

 

[jeff of pa]

that is very odd.

Send it to a grading service.

I hope we are wrong, but your pics tell me I am Right.

I should add, welcome to TreasureNet though !

 

[lukman]

to experts
real or fake my 1875 trade dollar?

 

[Sirreckless619]

Looks suspicious to me.

 

[Generic_Lad]

I'd say fake all the way.

Your coin doesn't look right -at all- and doesn't even look to be made out of silver. The rim is way too thick and its the wrong weight. It also looks to have a smooth, rather than a reeded edge.

 

[jeff of pa]

the reverse looks Cast to my eyes especially inside the wings.

But I guess pictures can be misleading

 

[jeff of pa]

please click on and Compare the feathers on the lower neck

 

[jeff of pa]

GENUINE



yours

 

[l.cutler]

It is fake, beyond doubt.

 

[sagittarius98]

I found in the sea during a dive

It would not be that shiny most likely. It would be more encrusted most likely.

 

[fistfulladirt]

It would not be that shiny most likely. It would be more encrusted most likely.

Unless you put the Turtle Wax to it.
Great find!

 

[lukman]

My old way to polish coins,acid lime,wire brush,toothpaste,brush,and autosol . .


sometimes the old ways are best

 

[stonehenge]

I bought one once that was too good to be true. And it was. It looked very very good, but it was a copper planchet with a plating of silver. When I looked more closely I could see the plating had worn off on some if the higher relief.

I felt stupid but at least it was only $80 stupid and not $500 stupid.

 

[sagittarius98]

My old way to polish coins,acid lime,wire brush,toothpaste,brush,and autosol . .
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sometimes the old ways are best

Well even if that would be real, you would crush the value with all of those.

 

[jeff of pa]

I found in the sea during a dive

Yea ? My guess Someone planted them there for you to find,
or it was a shipment of counterfeits that sank

 

[baddbluff]

Yea ? My guess Someone planted them there for you to find,
or it was a shipment of counterfeits that sank

Maybe a dumpster dive?