Hi, I acquired this recently and am trying to learn more about it. I've searched for info about this coin but everything I've seen says there were no 1840 Seated Liberty dollars minted at New Orleans(O). Could this be fake/error or am I just not finding the right info? It's probably the latter. Thank you!
Welcome to CT!!yes sadly your coin is a modern fantasy fake but still a pretty neat joke piece.The first year the Seated liberty dollars were minted at New Orleans was in 1846.
If you bought from a return guarantee site, send it back. If not, there is not much you can do. We all learn from our mistakes @Victor123. Don't be afraid to ask before you buy, we are here to help. Thanks, and good luck.
That is obviously not a genuine coin both by its appearance as well as there were no 1840-O coins minted. Whether intended as a counterfeit or fantasy is unknown to me. For your reference, the legitimate O-mint LS Dollar coins are 1846, 50, 51, 59, and 60.
I’d pay silver value just for fun! Edit: I see op was one and done last night. Hope he doesn’t think that’s an offer to buy as he already acquired it
Unfortunately that just supports the counterfeiters. They sell these things for $2 so you know it costs them way less to make. If you pay $17 melt value for it, guess how much profit that is.
Not a Carr fan but even if I was, it's clearly not his work. The date and mint mark look like garbage.
It's a counterfeit that has been made into an non-existent date and mint combination. The Chinese have done this numerous times. They have dies lying around and use a die pair that produces something that does not exist. Here's another one. It's a 1904-CC Morgan Dollar. The Carson City Mint closed for good in 1893.
The first year of marriage for liberty seated dollar is 1840 and they were only made at Philadelphia. Total manage on the 18 Philadelphia issue of 1840 is 61,005. If you can send it back. It’s totally fake. Welcome to CT.
Can’t wait for the op to get back on, maybe tonight His head gonna be spinning Welcome to CoinTalk @Victor123