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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;superc, post: 1826380, member: 44079&quot;]Now there is a thought.&nbsp; A collection of all of the commemorative dollars.&nbsp; Quite a few of them out there.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hmmm, I would build it by starting with the early ones.&nbsp; Panama, Oregon Trail, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding counterfeits.&nbsp; There are two types, new and contemporary.&nbsp; Some of the ones made in the 1800s were pretty good too.&nbsp; Wear and tear as those aged helps hide their non-originality.&nbsp; There is at least one group (not in the US) dedicated to detecting and cataloging fake caped bust half dollars made back in the day.&nbsp; I would presume similar groups exist for other coin types.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My sincere advise is pick up a digital gram scale.&nbsp; Learn the weights you should see (Redbook shows them) and weigh the coins.&nbsp; Original old coins are usually pretty close to the weight listed.&nbsp; Fakes rarely are.&nbsp; Exceptions exist of course, but the scale is still pretty useful.&nbsp; Probably because of less wear occurring due to hoarding the old 19th century gold coins are often spot on in weight.&nbsp; Silver coins go down in weight as they are handled, but even 100 year old ones&nbsp; are usually within less than 0.04 grams of where they should be when we speak of dollar coins and halves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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