To be an 1842 Dollar, or not to be . . . . .?

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  1. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

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  3. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Well, if it merely whispers "fake", it's still a fake. Thanks for the weekend entertainment!
     
  4. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank


    and struck in Charlotte.
     
  5. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    SuperDave, that is one ugly Washington portrayal. If his eyes were placed any higher he would have had to have a buzz cut so he could see. The question for me is, why? It's not even a 90% silver year?

    Steve
     
  6. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    Look closer....it's 1865. It's a pretty famous, and fairly common, fake. Washington's chin doubles as a hand planer with this one.
     
  7. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    LOL, entirely missed that, I was so taken by the hair-do and facial details. Good lord, there should be a special place in hell for counterfeiters who are either really dumb or lacking in talent, or both. What is the reverse on that fake?

    Steve
     
  8. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    Just Googled it. Supposedly there is a "faint 'Facsimile'" on the reverse, but I couldn't see it on the example I found.

    Steve
     
  9. Cascade

    Cascade CAC Grader, Founding Member

    I have one. Let's see if I can dig it out to compare to SD's
     
  10. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    That might be your image I stole. :)
     
  11. KarlB

    KarlB Active Member

    Awesome!!!

    When does bidding open?
     
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  12. Cascade

    Cascade CAC Grader, Founding Member

    I don't think so :)

    It's directly under both eagles wings broken up by the legs. You can barely see it...

    Also, mine is a 20° cw rotated reverse lol

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  13. *wolf7*

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  14. *wolf7*

    *wolf7* Member

    I see a surprising number of these things on eBay.uk
     
  15. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    You folks are closer geographically to China than we in the USA o_O

    Steve
     
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