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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;libertyseated, post: 341789, member: 8137&quot;]I imagine this topic has came across coin talk before but here&#039;s my story.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back 5 or 6 years ago when I got back to collecting coins, I thought I would start off with a seated dollar. Got on ebay, found my dollar and it looked quite real to me. Several people were bidding on it and I ended up getting it for $122.</p><p><br /></p><p>Soon after it arrived I came across alearts on ebay for fake dollars. Yes, I&#039;d been had!</p><p><br /></p><p>They make&#039;m pretty darn good!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of the &quot;fake&quot; pointers I&#039;ve found on this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pourous/grainey surfaces</p><p>machine doubling like step that appears to have been made in the cast ( it is on all the devices)</p><p>Strange/uneven denticals</p><p>Slightly seperated rim on the reverse left side</p><p><br /></p><p>And the best is for last, </p><p>26.73 gram&nbsp; vs. my coin at 20.51 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>I still have the dollar, I keep it as a reminder</p><p><br /></p><p>Chuck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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