Gobrecht Dollars, real or fake?

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  1. C-B-D

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  4. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    Looks weird to me. The eagle definitely looks off to me. I cant say for sure but then again, I dont think I have ever seen one that heavily "circulated".

    I'd stay away.
     
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  5. BigTee44

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    Person has a high 5 figure collection.

    Lots of rare ones in there, all raw.
     
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  6. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Certainly not a Gobrecht dollar expert. But it disturbs me when a coin this rare is not slabbed. And I want to follow this thread.
     
    Randy Abercrombie, Sep 2, 2018
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  7. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Yeah, lots of red flags here. But the coins pass my eye test as far as being genuine.
     
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  8. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

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  10. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    You're good at this anyway, but look closer and see if anything sticks out.
     
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  11. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    I honestly don't know much about them. I can see that they are problem coins, but I wanted to learn, so I posted them. Educate me!
     
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  12. dwhiz

    dwhiz Collector Supporter

    The shield looks brassy to me, I'd pass.
    By the way I'm no expert on these.
     
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  13. NSP

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    Nothing jumps out as “fake,” but I would be very leery of buying one of these uncertified.

    I also find it a bit amusing that they included an NGC certified coin worth $30 to be able to include “NGC certified” in the second listing.
     
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  14. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    FWIW, I looked at this seller's goods about a week ago, and decided I wouldn't be looking again. Please be careful out there.
     
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  15. Dougmeister

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    Two good reasons to pass right there. But then again, you already knew that, and you were asking about the coins themselves.
     
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  17. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    So I see 1836 Judd-60. No star obverses, 26 star reverses, C. GOBRECHT F. Beneath rock, smooth edge. The second one, higher grade, may have cracks on the reverse which would indicate a restrike, but those could be scratches... I need to look at slabbed genuine examples to confirm.
     
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  18. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Here's a nice one
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  19. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    My fake for comparison.

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  20. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    no way would I buy this. looks very fake. If I were to spend that much money it better be slabbed TPG... PCGS or NGC.
     
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