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Message:: [QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 1101245, member: 4910"]I post this only since the OP brought up authenticity: From the Fort Campbell Leaf Chronicle: (The article is no longer online) Soldiers returning with fake U.S. coins Afghan merchants sell counterfeit money on bases By JAKE LOWARY, The Leaf-Chronicle, June 1, 2010 Everett, owner of Tiah’s Coins and Currency on Fort Campbell Boulevard, has accumulated more than 550 seemingly rare coins brought in by soldiers returning from the two countries who’ve been led to believe they’ll make money selling the coins back in the U.S. "They’re not realizing they’re committing a felony", Everett said. The coins are counterfeit, worth nothing more than the 22 grams of steel they’re made from. Of particular concern for Everett is the small stack of 1804 silver dollars he’s collected. Only about 15 legitimate coins exist, with some valued at more than $4 million. "The 1804 dollar is one of the most publicized rarities in the entire series of U.S. coins", says the "Red Book", the official buyer’s guide to U.S. coins. Everett has 10 of the coins himself, all of them counterfeit, all of them brought in by soldiers returning from combat. "These guys are getting ripped", Everett said. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]