Not sure what I have.....

I purchased some silver dollars while in Afghanistan and recently found them. I am curious if anyone can tell me about them(fake or real) and what they may be worth. I will put up pictures in the posts to follow.

Thank you in advance.

 

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First coin of seven.

 

Two of Seven

 

Three of Seven

 

1 of 7: British Trade Dollar, appears fake.
2 of 7: Fake US Silver dollar. No question fake.

 

Four of Seven

 

3 of 7: Fake US Statue of Liberty Commemorative. The real ones were dated 1986.

 

Five of Seven

 

Six of Seven

 

Seven of Seven

 

All 7 pieces are fakes. Sorry.

 

I figured as much. Out of curiosity, how is it that you can tell they are fake? Other than the date on the Statue of Liberty Commemorative.

 

I think I have some of these too. Quick test, see if they are attracted to a magnet. That would mean either magnetic silver or fakes.

 

Yep... like Conder said, not a single genuine example in the bunch. Nice additions to someone's "black" cabinet though. I hope you didn't pay too much, as most are available on eBay for a couple of dollars each.

 

Well all seven love the magnet.

 

Luckily I only paid $10 for them. I had a feeling they were not real from the start.

 

These are obvious fakes, and may or may not pass the magnet test. Most of today's fakes are non-magnetic (but will fail the "slide" test).

 

Ten bucks each or ten bucks for the lot? Anyway, your feelings were correct.

 

For the lot. I may not be the brightest bulb, but I am not the dimmest either.

 

I agree - they are all fake. How can we tell they are fake? Many of us here are fairly experienced in counterfeit detections and those coins are fairly easy to spot as fakes. They have "the look" of cheap Chinese counterfeits that are pouring out of China daily. Sorry for the bad news. Hope you didn't pay much for them.