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Great Info. regarding those 1949 restrike Mexican 8 reales coins. And explianing as how to distinguish the restrike from the original one.

Is there any similar info. regarding "Junk boat" restrike coins too? I mean if there are any significant differences in original and restrike "Junk Boat" silver dollars? Thanks.

Regards
Ballabh Garg

 

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Emailed the seller to tell him it's a fake

Basically told the seller that it was a fake and that if he continued to sell fakes I would leave negative feedback stating he had sold a fake that was not identified as such.

Here was his reply:

"Hi, Thanks for your response. I did not know they were fake, nor did i know they were real. I did not claim that it was real, but i did not claim that it is fake. So that is my mistake. Although I would have to say, for one lousy dollar, it's not an outrageous thing. So, from now on, I will put that these coins are replicated (apparently not that well)"

My reply was basically:
Many people will assume it's real and represent it as real to others - potentially affecting their reputation and credability. It's bad for the hobby of collecting when fakes are sold as potentially real. For younger people that collect, this purchase may have been a big deal to them as they have limited funds and opportunity to buy. I know it seems like a minor thing but to others it is like being robbed.

I also explained the loss of potential profit from the silver content.

His reply:

"Actually have a few real really nice ones. But unfortunately it don't go as high as it can, and that hurts"

I replied:

I sent him an email explaining that it's obvious from his listings that the coin he sold me he did not know much about and that there was a good chance that it was a fake. I asked him to send me pictures of his good coins to see if they are any different than his fake coins. Should be an interesting experience if he replies and at that point I will also direct him to cointalk as a great resource to finding answers. You never really know if people just have no idea or are intentionally cheating others.

 

I'd like to read that. Do you have a link?

I'm not clear on exactly what happened to the Nationalists at the end of WW2, nor how they ended up with enough wealth (even as what was essentially refugees from their own country) to pay for a 30,000,000 order of these.

I recently picked up 2 (will post pics later) and was assuming that the size of the restrike order was some kind of anti-Communist / currency destabilization effort by the US. Strange that it was apparently just a commercial transaction.

 

You realize this thread is 8 years old? Just making sure.

 

No, I didn't catch that.

But it's amazing how long things persist on the internet!

 

Here for comparison is a picture of my 1934 "Junk Dollar", which weighs 26,7 g, and was bought from a reputable dealer, so I guess it is genuine.

 

It is interesting to see this thread again. I have learned so much since I originally posted this. Never did pick up a real example but learned a good lesson for a buck.

Bringing this thread forward 8 years is a good reminder that what you say online never really goes away.