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<p>[QUOTE="COINnoisseur, post: 1618564, member: 40106"]THIS IS FROM THE US MINTS WEBSITE:</p><p><br /></p><p> Tips On Identifying Genuine U.S. Coins</p><p> Consumers sometimes encounter difficulty distinguishing between replicas and genuine U.S. coins. We provide the below examples to help consumers distinguish between the two.</p><p> Information exists for:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/#BuffaloReverse" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/#BuffaloReverse">Genuine United States Mint 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Proof Silver Dollar</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/#SilverEagle" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/#SilverEagle">Genuine United States Mint One-Ounce American Eagle Silver Proof Coin</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_authbuff.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_ReplicaBuffalo2.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><p style="text-align: center"> Genuine 2001 American Buffalo</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> Commemorative Proof Silver Dollar</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> Source: The United States Mint </p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></b><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><p style="text-align: center"> Replica 2001 "Giant Buffalo Proof"</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> Source: National Collector's Mint, Inc. </p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></b><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> Tips on Identifying the Genuine United States Mint 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Proof Silver Dollar</p><p>[TABLE="class: compTable"]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TH] Genuine Coin [/TH]</p><p>[TH] Replica [/TH]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD] Inscription "In God We Trust" appears near the upper portion of the coin. [/TD]</p><p>[TD] Replica’s inscription reads: ".999 Fine Silver". [/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD] Inscription "E Pluribus Unum" appears under the buffalo’s head. [/TD]</p><p>[TD] Replica does not have an inscription under the buffalo’s head. [/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD] Official denomination of the coin – "One Dollar" appears below buffalo. [/TD]</p><p>[TD] Replica’s inscription reads "Giant Buffalo Proof". [/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD] Genuine coin shows the Philadelphia (P) mint mark below the denomination. [/TD]</p><p>[TD] Replica does not display the Philadelphia (P) mintmark. [/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD] Genuine coin displays the mintage year "2001" on the obverse (Indian) side. [/TD]</p><p>[TD] Replica displays mintage year "2001" below the buffalo. [/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_SilverAuth_2sides.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_SilverRepl_2sides.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><p style="text-align: center"> Genuine 1999 American Eagle Silver</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> Proof Coin (One Ounce)</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> Source: The United States Mint </p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></b><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><p style="text-align: center"><b>Replica -- 1999 Half-Pound Silver Eagle</b></p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><b> Source: The Washington Mint, LLC </b></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></b><p style="text-align: center"></p> </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> Tips on Identifying the Genuine United States Mint</b></p><p><b> One-Ounce American Eagle Silver Proof Coin</b></p><p><b>[TABLE="class: compTable"]</b></p><p><b>[TR]</b></p><p><b>[TH] Genuine Coin [/TH]</b></p><p><b>[TH] Replica [/TH]</b></p><p><b>[/TR]</b></p><p><b>[TR]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Diameter is 1.598 inches [40.60 mm]. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Diameter is 3.5 inches [88.9 mm]. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[/TR]</b></p><p><b>[TR]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Weighs 31.101 grams and contains one ounce of .9993 silver. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Weighs 248.82 grams [one-half pound or 8 troy oz.] and contains .999 pure silver. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[/TR]</b></p><p><b>[TR]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Inscription on the bottom of the genuine coin (reverse) reads "1 OZ. FINE SILVER - ONE DOLLAR". [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Inscription on the bottom of the replica (reverse) reads "ONE HALF POUND FINE SILVER .999." [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[/TR]</b></p><p><b>[TR]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Genuine coin (reverse) shows the official United States Mint Mark ("P", "S", or "W" depending on year of manufacture) to the left of the eagle's tail. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Replica (reverse) shows the Washington Mint's private hallmark (WM) to the left of the eagle's tail. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[/TR]</b></p><p><b>[TR]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Genuine coin (reverse) shows the United States Mint designer's initials (JM) to the right of the eagle's tail. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[TD] The replica (reverse) does not show the United States Mint designer's initials. [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[/TR]</b></p><p><b>[TR]</b></p><p><b>[TD] [/TD]</b></p><p><b>[TD] Replica Data Source:</b></p><p><b> The Washington Mint, LLC</b></p><p><b> Certificate of Authenticity[/TD]</b></p><p><b>[/TR]</b></p><p><b>[/TABLE]</b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="COINnoisseur, post: 1618564, member: 40106"]THIS IS FROM THE US MINTS WEBSITE: Tips On Identifying Genuine U.S. Coins Consumers sometimes encounter difficulty distinguishing between replicas and genuine U.S. coins. We provide the below examples to help consumers distinguish between the two. Information exists for: [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/#BuffaloReverse"]Genuine United States Mint 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Proof Silver Dollar[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.cointalk.com/#SilverEagle"]Genuine United States Mint One-Ounce American Eagle Silver Proof Coin[/URL] [/LIST] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_authbuff.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_ReplicaBuffalo2.gif[/IMG] [B][CENTER] Genuine 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Proof Silver Dollar Source: The United States Mint [/CENTER][/B][CENTER][/CENTER] [B][CENTER] Replica 2001 "Giant Buffalo Proof" Source: National Collector's Mint, Inc. [/CENTER][/B][CENTER][/CENTER] [/CENTER] Tips on Identifying the Genuine United States Mint 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Proof Silver Dollar [TABLE="class: compTable"] [TR] [TH] Genuine Coin [/TH] [TH] Replica [/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Inscription "In God We Trust" appears near the upper portion of the coin. [/TD] [TD] Replica’s inscription reads: ".999 Fine Silver". [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Inscription "E Pluribus Unum" appears under the buffalo’s head. [/TD] [TD] Replica does not have an inscription under the buffalo’s head. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Official denomination of the coin – "One Dollar" appears below buffalo. [/TD] [TD] Replica’s inscription reads "Giant Buffalo Proof". [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Genuine coin shows the Philadelphia (P) mint mark below the denomination. [/TD] [TD] Replica does not display the Philadelphia (P) mintmark. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Genuine coin displays the mintage year "2001" on the obverse (Indian) side. [/TD] [TD] Replica displays mintage year "2001" below the buffalo. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_SilverAuth_2sides.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.cointalk.com/images/consumer/Tips_SilverRepl_2sides.gif[/IMG] [B][CENTER] Genuine 1999 American Eagle Silver Proof Coin (One Ounce) Source: The United States Mint [/CENTER][/B][CENTER][/CENTER] [B][CENTER][B]Replica -- 1999 Half-Pound Silver Eagle Source: The Washington Mint, LLC [/B][/CENTER][/B][CENTER][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [B] Tips on Identifying the Genuine United States Mint One-Ounce American Eagle Silver Proof Coin [TABLE="class: compTable"] [TR] [TH] Genuine Coin [/TH] [TH] Replica [/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Diameter is 1.598 inches [40.60 mm]. [/TD] [TD] Diameter is 3.5 inches [88.9 mm]. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Weighs 31.101 grams and contains one ounce of .9993 silver. [/TD] [TD] Weighs 248.82 grams [one-half pound or 8 troy oz.] and contains .999 pure silver. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Inscription on the bottom of the genuine coin (reverse) reads "1 OZ. FINE SILVER - ONE DOLLAR". [/TD] [TD] Inscription on the bottom of the replica (reverse) reads "ONE HALF POUND FINE SILVER .999." [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Genuine coin (reverse) shows the official United States Mint Mark ("P", "S", or "W" depending on year of manufacture) to the left of the eagle's tail. [/TD] [TD] Replica (reverse) shows the Washington Mint's private hallmark (WM) to the left of the eagle's tail. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Genuine coin (reverse) shows the United States Mint designer's initials (JM) to the right of the eagle's tail. [/TD] [TD] The replica (reverse) does not show the United States Mint designer's initials. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] Replica Data Source: The Washington Mint, LLC Certificate of Authenticity[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/B][/QUOTE]
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