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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SlipMahoney, post: 466156, member: 16285&quot;]As a new member, I was pleasantly surprised to see the posts on counterfeit coins and thought I&#039;d add mine. The friend who sent it to me told me it was a fake, but didn&#039;t tell me what to look for when it arrived.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At first glance, it looked pretty much like an old silver dollar and I probably could have been fooled into buying it as real. Knowing it was a fake, though made me look at it more closely.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial">The first thing I noticed was the images weren&#039;t oriented so they were upright when flipped top to bottom. Not being familiar with old coins, I called the mint to see if any coins were ever minted like this. It took a while to find somebody could answer this question, but they said as far as they knew, coins have always been oriented so a vertical flip would keep the images upright. </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/SlipMahoney/Coin%20Stuff/Fake1871Dollar.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/SlipMahoney/Coin%20Stuff/Fake1871Dollar2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">The thing that really gave it away, though, was how fast it jumped out of my hand and attached itself to a magnet. I normally don&#039;t buy old coins, but if I do, I&#039;ll have to remember to take a magnet with me.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial">If anyone here is familiar with this dollar, I&#039;d appreciate hearing about it. Thanks,</font></p><p>Rick[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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