Mike_of_Tenn
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Well this one P'eed-me-off! 
I have a friend who gave me a coin to build her mother a new computer. A 1859 Seated Liberty Dollar...Oh I was really happy to say the least! Until I found-out it was counterfeit! Only wieghs 22.8 grams when it should weigh 26+.
Cool part is she offered me another one wich was a 1843, but on the reverse it hase the "In God We Trust" motto! ACK! They didn't start putting that on the seated Dollars until 1866! So I tell her it too is counterfeit! Then she pulls all of them out for me to look at. 1840x2,1842,1843, and 1859x2..All of them weigh 22.8 grams. She was heart-broke, she had gotten them in a gas station she worked in about 4 years ago from a guy that wanted 2 cans of snuff. He paid her with those six and a "REAL" 1899 Morgan silver dollar. I guess she didn't do really bad considering the Morgan....But &^%$!!! I sure wish the other six were real!
Do these have any value at all? heck are they even legal to own?!!!
I read and was told buy a coin dealer these are out of China, and are "spun-cast" coins.
Any of you ever run into these before?
Mike
I have a friend who gave me a coin to build her mother a new computer. A 1859 Seated Liberty Dollar...Oh I was really happy to say the least! Until I found-out it was counterfeit! Only wieghs 22.8 grams when it should weigh 26+.Cool part is she offered me another one wich was a 1843, but on the reverse it hase the "In God We Trust" motto! ACK! They didn't start putting that on the seated Dollars until 1866! So I tell her it too is counterfeit! Then she pulls all of them out for me to look at. 1840x2,1842,1843, and 1859x2..All of them weigh 22.8 grams. She was heart-broke, she had gotten them in a gas station she worked in about 4 years ago from a guy that wanted 2 cans of snuff. He paid her with those six and a "REAL" 1899 Morgan silver dollar. I guess she didn't do really bad considering the Morgan....But &^%$!!! I sure wish the other six were real!
Do these have any value at all? heck are they even legal to own?!!!
I read and was told buy a coin dealer these are out of China, and are "spun-cast" coins.
Any of you ever run into these before?
Mike
