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<p>[QUOTE="Dnas, post: 4005132, member: 93707"]I also have what I think is a fake Trade Dollar, which I picked up from a Japanese person on Ebay about a year and a half ago. I bought a few 1 yen coins from him, which were definitely fakes, but they were cheap, so it was worth a look. Some of them display magnetic repulsion ("diamagnetic, which is evident with silver[-2.6] and copper[-1.0]), so some are silver, and some are not. But in some cases, the reverse is offset (doesn't line up with the obverse)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the Trade Dollar. I actually can't fault the coin. Details seem to be perfect, right size, right weight (27.2g), right alignment and it's silver.(right specific weight). The reason I'm suspicious is that it was too cheap!!! It was about $40 USD!! Maybe it was a mistake on the part of the seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>The photos were taken in sunlight, so you can see every defect magnified</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054503[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>You can't really see in these photos, but it has a bit of luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054504[/ATTACH] </p><p> </p><p>The green you can see looks crusty in the photo, but it's more of a sheen. The scratches are not as harsh as they look, and resembles some vigorous rubbing with a thumb.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the colors: No enhancement in Photoshop, they are as you can see.</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054502[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dnas, post: 4005132, member: 93707"]I also have what I think is a fake Trade Dollar, which I picked up from a Japanese person on Ebay about a year and a half ago. I bought a few 1 yen coins from him, which were definitely fakes, but they were cheap, so it was worth a look. Some of them display magnetic repulsion ("diamagnetic, which is evident with silver[-2.6] and copper[-1.0]), so some are silver, and some are not. But in some cases, the reverse is offset (doesn't line up with the obverse) This is the Trade Dollar. I actually can't fault the coin. Details seem to be perfect, right size, right weight (27.2g), right alignment and it's silver.(right specific weight). The reason I'm suspicious is that it was too cheap!!! It was about $40 USD!! Maybe it was a mistake on the part of the seller. The photos were taken in sunlight, so you can see every defect magnified [ATTACH=full]1054503[/ATTACH] You can't really see in these photos, but it has a bit of luster. [ATTACH=full]1054504[/ATTACH] The green you can see looks crusty in the photo, but it's more of a sheen. The scratches are not as harsh as they look, and resembles some vigorous rubbing with a thumb. Here are the colors: No enhancement in Photoshop, they are as you can see. [ATTACH=full]1054502[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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