While posting pictures of fake US Philippine Coins,( http://www.cointalk.com/t222428/ ) and ( http://www.cointalk.com/t211560/ )I thought I would also go ahead and post these. The first is a fake 1922 Peace dollar I bought from a merchant in Afghanistan. The merchant insisted that it was real and I had to pay dearly to get it (seriously, I had to pay a lot) but I wanted it for my study group. The Coin weighs 18.2 grams. it has an obvious brass colored rim on both the obverse and reverse. The Second is a fake 1878 trade dollar. It is struck and not cast and it weighs 17.1 grams. This was also obtained in Afghanistan but by someone else.
This is a fake one ounce silver round. It was also purchased in Afghanistan but by someone else. It weighs 17.1 grams and is made of pot metal. This same obverse, slightly modified was also used to make fake morgan dollars.
That one just doesn't look right (which I guess makes sense, since it isn't). General rule that will serve you well: if it looks too good to be true, it probably isn't. If it looks too bad to be true, it definitely isn't. No offense to the OP BTW, but I think you wasted money big time on that Peace dollar. I appreciate you want to educate people on how to spot fakes, but that fake is so obvious even an inexperienced collector could have spot it. Doesn't make a good example. A fake good enough to fool even someone with expertise, now that would be worth having as an example.
why the fuke would attempt to buy american silver coinage in all places afganistan???? you know your getting counterfiets....
Of course the OP knew, but he wanted them for study purposes. It's interesting (and quite a learning experience) to compare fakes of different origins, as U.S. coinage is counterfeited all over the world, not just in China.
