how do you spot fake Trade Dollars, anyway?

The first 3 months not so much. He’s pretty good now at 7 months old. Unless the teething monster is in

 

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A little explanation would help.
My immediate reaction was, it was far too high a grade to be in a cardboard holder, at a coin show table.
Anything with that kind of value would be on a PCGS holder at an auction.

 

Except for eating and pooping so often, they are easy. You feed them, change them, and they sleep the rest of the time.
Tiny and adorable, all swaddled up and cradled in your arms. Or moms.

 

Maybe for some. Mine is very awake and very active. He’s the wiggliest baby I’ve ever seen. His legs are almost constantly going when he’s awake and now he’s grabbing everything too

 

I have 4, all boys, and they were all easy as newborns.
Nobody likes the poop thing, but it isnt so bad. You get plenty of rocking time while they sleep.,
My youngest is almost 3, and is pretty active. But not excessive. He also gets lots of attention from his big brothers.

 

Hi,
My Name is Ewald, im Write from Austria i am 51 Years old. So my Question is this coin a fake or not.


thanks for help.
Ewald

 

Man I love it when people git so in to one type of coin. My problem is I can't remember any of it later. Great reading.

 

Ewald, post: "My Name is Ewald, im Write from Austria i am 51 Years old. So my Question is this coin a fake or not."

Looks counterfeit.

 

I say it’s a fake ! Can you weigh it ?

 

For me, the first clue is usually some guy saying 'my grandfather gave me this and I know nothing about coins'

 

Hi Ewald, welcome. Thanks for providing large good quality photos!
Sorry but your coin is a fake. Note the mushiness in the central details (Liberty/bale/wheat shock) and the poorly formed lettering on the rev.
The edge reeding is really uneven, also, a dead giveaway as the forgers don't pay much attention to that detail. Thanks for contributing to the thread.

 

Here is a genuine example of this particular issue:

 

I’m seeing the weakly defined denticles where a few look short and the overall weakness especially at around 10:00 in the reverse. I’d say unfortunately you have a fake.

 

Nice example of a tough date

 

Wow, amazing material! ksparrow

 

So Guys, that's mine.
This one shows an old cleaning and some minor rim bumps as well.
But I like It in my Dansco as a Type coin.
I asume it's a real one.
The scratch is on the plastic sleeve.

 

yep it's real.

 

This is a fantastic thread. Wanted to bump it. Thanks @ksparrow for posting it in my thread.

 

Hey,

what to think about this one? Real or counterfeit? I am an amateur but it looks real to me. A bit concerned about the lines on the eagle side.

And how would this be graded?

Thanks a lot!

 

Looks real to me. I'm not the best for grading, but I'm thinking EF45. Someone else will give a more accurate grade, though, I'm sure.