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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;valente151, post: 1253823, member: 27564&quot;]Hate to disappoint but.... I believe the coins are unmarked copies. Compared to certified examples, the font used on the dies for the real coins was much different and spaced differently. Here is a pic of a certified one.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><img src="http://www.coinlink.com/CoinGuide/images/ust_83.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="2">Also, I looked at Jlorings link and found this:</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="2">&quot;Draped Bust dollars were struck without a restraining collar, which wasn&#039;t introduced by the U.S. Mint until around 1830. (This accounts for the fact that diameters of coins before this date, including Bust dollars, can vary slightly.) With coins struck without a restraining collar, the denticles extend all the way to the edge of the coin.&quot;</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="2">Your coin have a wide rim, proving it&#039;s counterfeit status.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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