PLEASE HELP ME TO FIND THIS COIN'S ID! IT'S AN ERROR US COIN THAT I BOUGHT IT TODAY FROM THE COIN SHOP. DOES ANYONE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT IT? THANK YOU FOR UR HELP. FRONT SIDE OR BACK SIDE?
What you have there is a rather unusual counterfeit of what looks to be the reverse side of a Morgan Dollar. Sorry to break the news to you that it is fake, I hope you did not pay very much for it. Go here to see what a genuine Morgan Dollar looks like: http://www.coinlink.com/Articles/us-coins/the-phantom-dollars-of-1895/
This coin has the exact size of buffalo/indian head nickel 5 cents. it's not large as Morgan. I paid 10$ for it. I also bought a buffalo/indian head today, for 10$ (1936 S) which worth 4$ but u can't find for 4$ in Lebanon. If it's fake tomorrow I'm going to change it for another buffalo. But I preffer to get more answers about it so I can be more sure. thank u
I am also sorry to tell you that is someone's idea of a fantasy piece or just a plan old Counterfeit! Frank
ok thank u guys, I'm going to change this coin with a Buffalo, I remember, I saw a Bufallo 1937.Does anyone know how much worth if it's an error (with 3 legs not 4 legs). Because some of 1937 Buffolos has 3 legs.
Buffalos with 3 legs are very rare, I doubt the one you saw at the coin shop is genuine. Especially in Lebanon.
Buffalos According to what you say, your coin is fake, except for it being a very strange and rare type of coin, unknown until now. There is plenty of information about cases such as yours in the following website, which i found very useful: http://www.coincollecting-values.com
HAGOP, Let's see now! You purchased this coin which is a fantasy piece or crude Counterfeit for $10 and a 1936-S (I assume well circulated) Buffalo Nickel for $10. Now, you are going to go back to the Coin Dealer and trade the coin in for a 1937-D "Three-Legged" Buffalo Nickel which is more than likely also a fake or altered coin. I would say that your best bet would be to take the coin back for a refund of your $10 and once you walk out of this Coin Dealer's Shop, never return there again. Frank
I agree with Huntsman. And make sure you at least know a little bit about a coin before you decide to buy it.
@Huntsman. It's not like that, the coin shop sells real coins, not even any replicas. This was the only coin that attracted me,it was a coin never seen before even dealer doesn't know about it. So I liked to buy it because Error coins are valuable.I couldn't go there today, but I will on Monday. I wanna change it for a Buffalo or Mercury Dime. I remember He used to have Buffalos 1937 BUT I"M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE THREE LEGED.
Miroir plated (Error) or covered observe! That's the question! Or maybe fake! I went back to the coin shop with this strange coin... I told the dealer I want to change this coin with another coin. He agreed. BUT He said: " You gambled with this coin, If this was an error coin,this would be cost a lot, maybe 1000$!! I sold u for 10$ only,so if it was an error u would win the game.So I return(rebuy) this coin from u for 5$ only." then he told me " This coin should be an error coin or it should be covered observe.I think that there should be a way to remove the observe part,and see what's covered inside." As u see the edge there are signs of extra metals...but I didn't believe that the observe part should be covered. I mean why should be??? I looked to Buffalo nickels he used to have...three 1937 Buffalos none of them were three leged. I didn't buy it. I bought a Mercury Dime 1939, Because I don't have any Mercury Dimes. 1939 was his oldest dime.So I liked to have it. I paid 5$ more... But I had no other choice.
He is feeding you a line of *insert word here* you are already screwed out of money. please take the advice of a few here and never return too that shop again, he is a sheister and should not be in buisness, he will tell you anything too get you too keep on buying, even after you know the truth, then he will change his story again, this coin is in NO WAY an error, it is a fantasy piece, (think of it like monopoly money) It never came from a US mint so therefore it doesnt even have any bearing as too rather or not it is an error. he is just trying too screw you. and please if you could take a picture of the dime too which you purchased, I am sure that he charged you well over melt value for a coin that should not have gone for more than a couple bucks. please take the others advice and my own, and stay away, btw, welcome too the forum. please ask a question before any more purchases. John
1939 "?" unknown mint. But in Lebanon Mercury Dimes are rares. You can't find it easily, they also sell it for 15$ or 20$. I feel ok with buying this coin for 10$. At least I had a Mercury Dime. and I'm not screwed in this situationdd:
If that was the only coin that attracted you, then you should reconsider the coin dealers you are buying from. Since the price of the coin was $10, i think the dealer lied to you about how he did not know anything about it. Find another coin dealer, in my opinion, because I wouldn't let someone like that take advantage of me.
