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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 429093, member: 7638&quot;]I look at most of the Trade dollars on eBay, and have bought some there- both real and fake. The Chinese figured out long ago how to get the correct weight, so if it is about 27g don&#039;t stop there. The forgers have the most trouble with the dentils. They should be very uniform; if any are too long or short, or especially if they have tiny holes/pits in them, it is a fake. The rim should be about a dentils length wide. I often see weakness in Liberty&#039;s seat, the wheat sheaf, and gown. The letters and numbers should rise sharply from the background, and have flat tops. If they look rounded, beware.The stars should be nearly identical, and not look like 5 grains of rice end to end.Forgers often don&#039;t do a good job on reeding, so check the edge for uniformity.</p><p>On the item in question, I see some problems with dentil shapes, fields look bumpy,and some letters look rounded and imperfectly formed. There may be some bridging between 2 of the arrow shafts. The rims look a little fat to me. While I suspect it is a copy, this is&nbsp; just based on some not-so-great photos, so if it passes the weight check I will be very interested in seeing your pictures.&nbsp; FYI: avoid all CC trade dollars raw on ebay, unless from a very trusted seller, and even then caution is advised![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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