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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1946899, member: 37839&quot;]NGC has estimated that 80%-to as much as 90% of the Trade Dollars are either counterfeit or &quot;replica copies.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; The Trade Dollar is universally counterfeited by one and all--as a collector, I would take the &quot;guilty until proven innocent&quot; route with raw Trade Dollars.&nbsp; As regards being able to identify a fake, many experienced collectors have been fooled, as the level&nbsp; and quality of counterfeit coins has gone up in the past 10 years. &quot;Magnet&quot; tests and weights don&#039;t apply to many of these better &quot;struck&quot; specimens, that have been pretty expertly crafted.&nbsp; No offense--if you wish to buy raw ones, do so--knowing that it is a risky venture.&nbsp; The OP got lucky, and got a coin that has a history and is genuine.&nbsp; I am happy for him[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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