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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 12364, member: 669&quot;]U.S. trade dollars circulated widely in Asia, alongside British and Japanese trade dollars, Austrian thalers, Spanish 8 reales, and several other coins.&nbsp; As a result, all were heavily counterfeited (counterfeit as in made to pass off as legitimate currency) in the late 19th Century.&nbsp; Currently China produces many forgeries (forgeries as in made to pass off as genuine collecible coins) of those same coins.&nbsp; Counterfeits <i>generally</i> approximate the specifications and designs of genuine coins, because they were intended for use by people who were familiar with the real ones.&nbsp; Forgeries frequently take great liberties, such as excessive width, light or heavy weight, unreal calligraphy or designs, and phony dates.&nbsp; Similar to your example, a Meiji 1 (1868) Japanese silver ¥1 frequently shows up on eBay, even though the first such coins were dated Meiji 3 (1870)!&nbsp; Also, it&#039;s not uncommon for forgeries to look as if they are VF/XF, presumably to make them appear more realistic.&nbsp; Artificial wear can also conceal the graininess on the surfaces of a cast coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, considering the value a genuine pattern would have, it may well be worth gambling the slabbing fee to see if you&#039;ve struck oil or water.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>If you do, stick with the top tier grading outfits, and stay miles and miles and miles away from the flaky ones.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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