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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BlueTexan, post: 3494432, member: 103131&quot;]New member, old collector.&nbsp; Been collecting since 1973, serious the last 4 years.&nbsp; My middle son wanted to go to Kim&#039;s Gun Show in San Antonio yesterday.&nbsp; This is a tale of &quot;an old guy should know better&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bought some decent coins and saw a 1921 peace dollar in a $25 bin (more on that coin later).&nbsp; Then I ran into a guy with miscellaneous trays of coins.&nbsp; When I saw a 1955 double die in VF/XF condition for $25, I should have ran away.&nbsp; When I saw the 1964 peace dollar, I should have started laughing.&nbsp; But, I bought some trade dollars, a couple warn/rare Peace and Morgan dollars, a 1921 d mercury dime, and the double die.&nbsp; 11 coins, $275.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never run into blatant counterfeiting before.&nbsp; They guy said he knew nothing of coins, but other collectors verified weights and metallic content (odd thing to say if you&#039;re legit).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I get home, and verify they are all forgeries.&nbsp; The main give away was the thickness.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t have a scale, but they felt right on weight.&nbsp; However, they are much thicker than good Peace or Morgans.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have trade dollars, and didn&#039;t realize the 1878 cc is a rare proof.&nbsp; I was more ticked than anything else.&nbsp; I was able to go back today (yes, Easter Sunday) to get my money back.&nbsp; The guy (I can&#039;t call him a dealer) said he said they might not be genuine.&nbsp; I had to threaten him, regarding the impact of selling counterfeit currency, to get my money (that and my wife being there, he was pretty intimidated by her - she was more pissed than me).</p><p><br /></p><p>Pictures below.&nbsp; Yes, lots of lessons - use reputable dealers, make sure you can get your money back, and if it is too good to be true, it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, about that 1921 peace dollar.&nbsp; I just ordered a scale and caliper, but this looks like a legit peace dollar, but it can&#039;t be a 1921 (the relief isn&#039;t high, the crown spikes go too far into the E in Liberty, and the 1 in the d ate is too far to the right of the designer initials).&nbsp; Not sure what I have here, but I wasn&#039;t too concerned because it was only $25.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing it won&#039;t match dimensions or weight, but is feels and sounds like solid silver.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]925386[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925387[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925388[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925389[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925390[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925391[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925392[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]925393[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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