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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1832348, member: 37839&quot;]Let&#039;s cut to the chase here--the coin is most likely fake due to the price point alone. $100 does NOT buy a nice Trade Dollar of any date in VF-XF condition--even the cleaned &quot;details&quot; ones go for more. Several of my colleagues pointed out fairly sophisticated areas in which the coin is suspicious&nbsp; You, yourself, (the OP) pointed out issues with the weight. </p><p><br /></p><p>Given that Trade Dollars are the most counterfeited coin ever (with Gold Pandas running a close second), and with China being able to produce very convincing fakes, which way is this headed?&nbsp; Most of the posts on here when a newbie brings a coin and asks about its genuineness are not positive in the outcome.&nbsp; Dear OP--if you have doubts that it is fake, have it graded by one of the two top TPGs--NGC or PCGS.&nbsp; End of a long and probably sad story--someone buys what they think is a nice Trade Dollar while being totally uninformed about the series and gets a counterfeit (my colleague Books pointed out the need to get educated about a series before buying, not after)&nbsp; .&nbsp; Nothing new here.&nbsp; IF YOU DON&#039;T KNOW THE COIN SERIES BUY A SLABBED COIN, or DON&#039;t BUY IT.&nbsp; (Caps not for yelling but simply for emphasis).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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