How to tell if 1876s Trade Dollar is authentic.

rod

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Oct 12, 2008, 11:02:41 AM10/12/08

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Hi,
How can you tell if a Trade Dollar is authentic. I bought mine on Ebay
7 years ago. It is a 1876s Trade Dollar. It appears to be in good
condition. Thanks in advance.

Harvey Bastacky

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Oct 12, 2008, 12:27:52 PM10/12/08

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Best way to tell is to weigh it.

It should weigh 27.2 Grams.

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note.boy

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Oct 12, 2008, 2:31:54 PM10/12/08

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If you bought it from a seller in China it's a fake. Billy

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Andy Remingron

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Oct 12, 2008, 4:59:26 PM10/12/08

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Many good sellers from China please buyers.
This is unfair to blame the bad behavior of the whole country's minority

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note.boy

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Oct 12, 2008, 5:21:55 PM10/12/08

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Please post a link to one genuine old coin or antiquity from a seller in
China and for each one there will be hundreds of fake items.

Buying from a seller in China is not worth the risk, the most common MO is
to sell a fake item at a "bargain" price and then charge a huge amount for
postage. Billy

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Chas Edwards

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Oct 12, 2008, 9:10:08 PM10/12/08

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Andy Remingron Oct 12, 4:59 pm

Many good sellers from China please buyers.
This is unfair to blame the bad behavior of the whole country's
minority

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I recently saw just one seller from China with 686 fakes offered for
sale.
They were of course marked "replica" but there is little doubt that
such
pieces can be obtained without the marking.

As far as I am concerned anything from China is a fake unless proven
otherwise.

Chas. Edw.

Charles Cooper

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Oct 13, 2008, 12:55:34 AM10/13/08

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note.boy

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Oct 13, 2008, 6:10:09 AM10/13/08

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This is without doubt the best option to take. Billy

Homer Simpson

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Oct 13, 2008, 9:10:56 AM10/13/08

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Chas Edwards wrote:
<snip>

> As far as I am concerned anything from China is a fake unless proven
> otherwise.
>
> Chas. Edw.
>

.. and toxic. Anyone want to take up a collection, buy a bunch of
"replicas" and have them analyzed? We'll have a give-away on who can
guess closest to the actual average % lead content. :)

mazorj

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Oct 13, 2008, 5:03:25 PM10/13/08

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And melamine. Don't forget the melamine.

Ned

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Oct 14, 2008, 1:30:34 PM10/14/08

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Fake U.S. Trade Dollars: http://atu.ca/FakeTrade

Frank Provasek

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Oct 14, 2008, 4:28:08 PM10/14/08

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There ARE reliable sellers from China, such as John Bull, but the
likelihood that coins from China on Ebay are fake is close to 100%.

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