German States BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL Thaler KM# 640 1702 Real or fake?

Someone near me posted a coin for sale. The only description is “old foreign coin” and they don’t know much about the coin. They only want $50 for it, but I wanted to see if anyone could tell if it’s authentic or not? Thanks!


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looks sketchy to me. I always avoid craigslist coins. too many scammers

 

my 2002 world coin catalog has this coin values at:
F-$1,000 VF-$1,600 XF-$2,250 UNC-$3,000

for $50.00 hmmmm something does not sound right.
I still would have it looked at by someone.

 

I figured if it was real, he has no idea what it is


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CURRENT:

Coin Mintage FINE VF XF UNC BU
1702 - 1,000.00 1,750.00 3,250.00 5,500.00

 

Can anyone tell from the pictures if it’s authentic?


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Can't say, but it looks cast to me. https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...-thaler-km-640-1702-cuid-1142556-duid-1345332

 

Looks like a cast fake to me.

 

Thanks guys


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So... if it was real and the owner doesn't know what he has, he's fair game for a rip, but you really need to know if it's fake because it would be terrible to suffer the same fate you would happily bestow upon him? Did I miss anything?

 

it's current value sure did jump up in $$$. I wonder what the mintage is on this coin ?

 

Neat-o cointerfeit-o

 

Overall soft and mushy features (typical of a cast counterfeit) rather than normal wear, something verrrrry odd going on at the rim between 6-7 o'clock on the obverse, suspiciously low offering price from an unknown party... Personally, I would not spend even $1 on this piece.

 

I agree. It looks like the '1804 silver dollar' the Chinese dealer has at my flea market.