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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2852019, member: 71642&quot;]Old safety deposit boxes are not immune to fakes.&nbsp; My husband&#039;s Grandfather had a handful of coins--mostly circulated Morgans, a few Booker T.s BUT, did include a fake California fractional gold.&nbsp; His GF was the one ripped off though, not anyone buying from &#039;Grandpa&#039;s Box Sale&#039;. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, there was also a circulated 1880 proof trade dollar too.&nbsp; I can&#039;t remember the weight off the top of my head but it was extremely close...a 6-8% variance is WRONG unless it&#039;s very heavily worn.&nbsp; The diameter was also correct, the look was correct (the toning not to everyone&#039;s taste) and more importantly, it&#039;s now in a PCGS slab.&nbsp; &#039;AU details, cleaned&#039;. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is how a circulated proof looks:</p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/C42dqqXtSUCTN397BhP4_TD%20vertical%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not quite a $3000 dollar coin, but it&#039;s still nice, and more importantly has a tremendous amount of sentimental value for my husband.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>edited to add:&nbsp; here is a nice discussion on weights <a href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/986965/how-light-is-too-light-for-a-poor-trade-dollar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/986965/how-light-is-too-light-for-a-poor-trade-dollar" rel="nofollow">https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/986965/how-light-is-too-light-for-a-poor-trade-dollar</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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