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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1924692, member: 26302"]I agree with others here, sorry David. These coins especially have been faked for a very long time, so its not unusual at all for people to find them that have been in the family a long time. Unfortunately, many people then reefuse to believe us, think we are trying to rip them off somehow, (I never have figured that one out, how could someone on the internet who does not offer to buy your coin rip you off?), etc. Everyone remember the "Hong Kong" lady?</p><p><br /></p><p>Look up pics of real pieces, and pay attention to the lettering of the names of the states, and just overall crispness of design. Its not wear that caused that, its because your piece was a cast copy of the original. I would say there are 1000 fakes out there for every real Continental Dollar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1924692, member: 26302"]I agree with others here, sorry David. These coins especially have been faked for a very long time, so its not unusual at all for people to find them that have been in the family a long time. Unfortunately, many people then reefuse to believe us, think we are trying to rip them off somehow, (I never have figured that one out, how could someone on the internet who does not offer to buy your coin rip you off?), etc. Everyone remember the "Hong Kong" lady? Look up pics of real pieces, and pay attention to the lettering of the names of the states, and just overall crispness of design. Its not wear that caused that, its because your piece was a cast copy of the original. I would say there are 1000 fakes out there for every real Continental Dollar.[/QUOTE]
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