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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1219543, member: 24633&quot;]First of all, the trade dollar has been counterfeited for decades, and right now, China is spitting them out by the thousands. It is definitely not a good idea to buy any of these raw, especially on SleazeBay. You really don&#039;t need any special book to learn this. The information is readily available on most any coin forum if you take the time to do a little searching.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that the proof medals were probably struck by the Franklin Mint, and these are almost always overpriced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t believe anything a seller may tell you on eBay unless you personally know and trust them. &quot;Rare&quot; to many eBay sellers could mean there were 25,000 struck, but he doesn&#039;t know that nor does he take the time to research it. It justs happens to be the first one he&#039;s seen. The fact that a couple of the coins were struck in the &quot;Centennial&quot; year means nothing. It is just more seller hype.</p><p><br /></p><p>You should get one of the books on grading like the <b><i>ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins.</i></b> Your learning experience should begin with the books on the subject rather than the &quot;school of hard knocks&quot;. Let me ask you this.....If you had never fired a gun before, would you look down the barrel and pull the trigger to see if it is loaded?</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize that many people want to jump in and start buying, so if there is something that catches your eye, you can always post the seller&#039;s photos on a forum like this and ask questions, FIRST! Don&#039;t worry that the listing is about to expire. If it is a BIN and/or &quot;MAKE OFFER&quot;, and it hasn&#039;t sold, there is probably a good reason. If it does sell, it&#039;s no big deal because there are plenty more where it came from.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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