My son purchased this coin a few months ago. We have not been able to find much information about it. He is 10 years old and enjoys collecting coins. You cannot read the word liberty on the front. I am trying to upload a image but it continues to error out. I'll keep trying. I certain appreciate any help.
My apologies, sir, but the coin is unfortunately not a genuine piece. I do hope that you and your son can view this as just a step in the learning experience and not let it sour you to the hobby. Welcome to the forum.
That explains why I could not find anything about it. Thank you so much for letting us know. I'm sure he will be a little disappointed but I don't think it will deter him from his love of old coins.
Welcome to the forum! The Liberty Seated dollar was produced from 1840 to 1873 so you could not find one in your search on the web because they were not made that year. If your son is really interested in coins I would recommend you purchase a Red Book for him. Many of the larger book stores carry it and if not they should be able to get it for you and you would not have to buy one through an online coin supplier and pay shipping. ISBN-13: 9780794842130 Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Btw sir, a couple of things. One, that date actually looks like 1873. They made threes back then very ornate. Second, I would reiterate to get a rodbook if your son is interested in US coins. From the Redbook he would have seen such a coin, if real, would be worth tens of thousands of dollars, so therefor anyone selling it cheaply must already know its a fake. Lots of good informaton in there for kids, I basically memorized my first copy when I about his age.
